Spruce is an open-source tool for managing and manipulating YAML using environment variables. This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install Spruce on Debian Latest.
Before installing Spruce, you need to ensure that you have installed the following prerequisites on your system:
To install Git, open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt-get install git
To install Go, you can follow the official documentation here: https://golang.org/doc/install
You can clone the Spruce repository by executing the following command:
git clone https://github.com/geofffranks/spruce.git
This will create a new directory named spruce in your current working directory.
Navigate to the spruce directory with the following command:
cd spruce
Now, build Spruce by executing the following command:
make
This will create a binary executable file named spruce under the spruce/bin directory.
To use Spruce, you need to set the following environment variables:
PATH variable to include the Spruce binary folderSPRUCE_FILE variable to specify the YAML file you want to manipulateYou can set the environment variables by adding the following lines to your .bashrc file:
export PATH=$PATH:/path/to/spruce/bin
export SPRUCE_FILE=/path/to/your/yaml/file
Note: Replace /path/to/spruce/bin and /path/to/your/yaml/file with the actual paths on your system.
To test if you have successfully installed Spruce, execute the following command:
spruce --version
This should display the version number of Spruce installed on your system.
In this tutorial, we learned how to install Spruce on Debian Latest. Now, you can use Spruce to manage and manipulate YAML files using environment variables.
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