eget Command Examples

Easily install prebuilt binaries from GitHub. More information: https://github.com/zyedidia/eget.

• Download a prebuilt binary for the current system from a repository on GitHub:

eget {{zyedidia/micro}}

• Download from a URL:

eget {{https://go.dev/dl/go1.17.5.linux-amd64.tar.gz}}

• Specify the location to place the downloaded files:

eget {{zyedidia/micro}} --to={{path/to/directory}}

• Specify a Git tag instead of using the latest version:

eget {{zyedidia/micro}} --tag={{v2.0.10}}

• Install the latest pre-release instead of the latest stable version:

eget {{zyedidia/micro}} --pre-release

• Only download the asset, skipping extraction:

eget {{zyedidia/micro}} --download-only

• Only download if there is a newer release then the currently downloaded version:

eget {{zyedidia/micro}} --upgrade-only