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cabal: Download and install a package.

cabal

$ cabal install ${package_name}

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The command "cabal install ${package_name}" uses the "cabal" command-line tool to install a Haskell package specified by the placeholder "${package_name}".

Here's what each part of the command means:

"cabal" is the name of the command-line tool for managing Haskell packages. It is a build and package management system for Haskell. It allows for the installation, configuration, and management of Haskell packages and their dependencies.
"install" is one of the various subcommands that cabal provides. It instructs cabal to install the specified package or packages.
"${package_name}" is a placeholder that should be replaced with the actual name of the Haskell package you want to install. For example, if you want to install the package "text", you would replace "${package_name}" with "text", resulting in the command "cabal install text".

When you run this command, cabal will fetch the package from the Hackage package repository (the primary package repository for Haskell packages) and install it on your system. It will also take care of handling any necessary dependencies or build steps required for the installation.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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