pspman 0.0.0.0.dev2

Personal Simple Package Manager

% PSPMAN(1) pspman User Manual % Pradyumna Paranjape % September 24, 2020

NAME

Personal Simple Package Manager (pspman) - a package manager aid

Pythonic Small Package Manager (pspman) - a package manager aid

SYNOPSIS

pspman -h

pspman [ -c DIR ] [ -p PREF ] [-f] [-o] [[-i URL] [-i URL]...] [[-d PROJ] [-d PROJ]...]

DESCRIPTION

Application:

• Clone and install git projects.
• Update existing git projects.
• Try to install git projects using.
  • configure, make, make install.
  • pip --user -U install . .
  • meson/ninja.
• Delete cloned directories [but not installation files]

Information

This is still only an aid. A lot of work still needs to be done manually.

Order of Operation

1. Delete all PROJs
2. Update all github projects in DIR
3. Install all URLs

CAUTION

This is a "personal, simple" package manager. Do NOT run it as ROOT. Never supply root password or sudo prefix unless you really know what you are doing.

Recommendation

Create multiple Clone Directories (argument -c) as package groups that update together.

INSTALL

See INSTALL.md

OPTIONS

-h, --help

View usage and help message

-c, --clonedir DIR

Path for all git clones [default:${HOME}/programs]

-p, --prefix PREF

Path for installation [default:${HOME}]

-f, --force-root

Force working with root permission [DISCOURAGED]

-o, --only-pull

Only pull, don't try to install

-i, --install URL

URL to clone new project

-d, --delete PROJ

Delete PROJ

EXAMPLES

Show help

$ pspman -h

Update default locations

$ pspman

Clone and install [e-mail]:foo.git

$ pspman -i [e-mail]/foo.git

delete package foo located in directory bar

$ pspman -d foo -c bar

ENVIRONMENT

${HOME}/.pspman

Used as default prefix and parent for default clone directory programs

BUGS

May mess up root file system. Do not use as ROOT.

COPYRIGHT

pspman is Copyright (C) 2020 Pradyumna Paranjape https://github.com/pradyparanjpe/

SEE ALSO

git(1)