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# eget
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> Easily install prebuilt binaries from GitHub.
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> More information: <https://github.com/zyedidia/eget#usage>.
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- Download a prebuilt binary for the current system from a repository on GitHub:
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`eget {{zyedidia/micro}}`
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- Download from a URL:
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`eget {{https://go.dev/dl/go1.17.5.linux-amd64.tar.gz}}`
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- Specify the location to place the downloaded files:
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`eget {{zyedidia/micro}} --to {{path/to/directory}}`
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- Specify a Git tag instead of using the latest version:
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`eget {{zyedidia/micro}} {{[-t|--tag]}} {{v2.0.10}}`
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- Install the latest pre-release instead of the latest stable version:
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`eget {{zyedidia/micro}} --pre-release`
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- Only download the asset, skipping extraction:
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`eget {{zyedidia/micro}} {{[-d|--download-only]}}`
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- Only download if there is a newer release then the currently downloaded version:
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`eget {{zyedidia/micro}} --upgrade-only`
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