Short{Paste} is a command-line tool for sharing text snippets quickly and easily. It allows you to save and retrieve text snippets from a web server using a short and easy-to-remember code.
This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of Short{Paste} on Arch Linux.
Before you begin, make sure that you have the following:
Short{Paste} requires the following dependencies:
python - a programming language.git - a distributed version control system.To install these dependencies, run the following command in a terminal:
sudo pacman -S python git
To clone the repository, run the following command in the terminal:
git clone https://github.com/adyanth/shortpaste.git
This command will create a new directory called 'shortpaste' that contains the source code of Short{Paste}.
Go to the 'shortpaste' directory and run the following command to install the dependencies:
pip install -r requirements.txt
After installing the dependencies, run the following command to install the Short{Paste} package:
sudo python setup.py install
This command will install the Short{Paste} package on your system.
To verify the installation, run the following command:
shortpaste --help
This command should display the help menu of Short{Paste}.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Short{Paste} on Arch Linux. You can now use Short{Paste} to share and retrieve text snippets from a web server using a short and easy-to-remember code.
To uninstall Short{Paste}, run the following command:
sudo pip uninstall shortpaste
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