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bpkg — A package manager for Bash scripts. More information: <https://github.com/bpkg/bpkg>.

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How to use the bpkg command: A package manager for Bash scripts. More information: <https://github.com/bpkg/bpkg>.

bpkg — A package manager for Bash scripts. More information: <https://github.com/bpkg/bpkg>.

Update the local index:

bpkg update

Install a package globally:

bpkg install --global {{package}}

Install a package in a subdirectory of the current directory:

bpkg install {{package}}

Install a specific version of a package globally:

bpkg install {{package}}@{{version}} -g

Show details about a specific package:

bpkg show {{package}}

Run a command, optionally specifying its arguments:

bpkg run {{command}} {{argument1 argument2 ...}}

Update the local index

bpkg update

Install a package globally

bpkg install --global {{package}}

Install a package in a subdirectory of the current directory

bpkg install {{package}}

Install a specific version of a package globally

bpkg install {{package}}@{{version}} -g

Show details about a specific package

bpkg show {{package}}

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