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paru:tldr:7b124

paru: Download `PKGBUILD` and other package source files from the AUR or ABS.
$ paru --getpkgbuild ${package_name}
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This command is executed using the paru package manager in a Linux system. Here's what it does:

  1. paru is the executable command for the paru package manager. paru is an AUR helper, which means it assists in managing packages from the Arch User Repository (AUR) in Arch Linux and Arch-based distributions.

  2. --getpkgbuild is an option/flag provided by paru. It instructs paru to download and show the PKGBUILD file of the specified package.

  3. ${package_name} is a placeholder for the actual name of the package you want to know about. You need to replace ${package_name} with the name of the package you are interested in.

When you run this command with the appropriate package name, paru will fetch the PKGBUILD file of the specified package from the AUR and display its contents in the terminal. The PKGBUILD file contains the necessary instructions for building and installing the package.

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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