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eget

The "eget" command line tool is a utility for managing and installing extensions or packages in the Elixir programming language. Elixir is a dynamic, functional language that runs on the Erlang virtual machine and is known for its scalability and fault-tolerance.

With "eget", you can easily search for and install Elixir packages, making it convenient to add functionality to your Elixir projects. It also provides features like version management, dependency resolution, and automatic compilation, helping you streamline the process of managing and integrating external libraries.

Using "eget", you can easily fetch and install packages directly from the Hex package manager, which is the official repository for Elixir packages. This tool simplifies the management of your project's dependencies, allowing you to efficiently handle external code integration and stay up to date with the latest package versions.

Overall, "eget" is a helpful command line tool for Elixir developers, providing them with a convenient way to handle package installation, version management, and dependency resolution.

List of commands for eget:

  • eget:tldr:67ad6 eget: Specify a `git` tag instead of using the latest version.
    $ eget ${zyedidia-micro} --tag=${v2-0-10}
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  • eget:tldr:84db4 eget: Only download if there is a newer release then the currently downloaded version.
    $ eget ${zyedidia-micro} --upgrade-only
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  • eget:tldr:89061 eget: Specify the location to place the downloaded files.
    $ eget ${zyedidia-micro} --to=${path-to-directory}
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  • eget:tldr:c2330 eget: Only download the asset, skipping extraction.
    $ eget ${zyedidia-micro} --download-only
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  • eget:tldr:dd08e eget: Install the latest pre-release instead of the latest stable version.
    $ eget ${zyedidia-micro} --pre-release
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  • eget:tldr:e550c eget: Download a prebuilt binary for the current system from a repository on GitHub.
    $ eget ${zyedidia-micro}
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