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Installation

git-spice may be installed with a pre-built binary or built from source.

System requirements

  • Operating system: Linux and macOS are fully supported. Windows support was added in v0.6.0.

  • Architecture: x86_64 and aarch64 architectures are supported. Additionally on Linux, some 32-bit ARM architectures are also supported.

  • Git: At least Git 2.38 is required for git-spice to operate correctly. Earlier versions may work, but are not officially supported.

Pre-built binary

To install a pre-built binary, take the following steps:

brew install abhinav/tap/git-spice

git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/git-spice-bin.git
cd git-spice-bin
makepkg -si

# Or, with an AUR helper like yay:
yay -S git-spice-bin

Pre-built binaries for other platforms can be found on the GitHub Releases page.

Build from source

To build from source, follow these steps:

  1. Install the Go compiler.

  2. Run the following command:

    go install go.abhg.dev/gs@latest

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