bpkg Command Examples

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 ...}}