How to Install Pasty on Manjaro

Pasty is a command-line tool that lets you quickly share snippets of text, code or files via a temporary URL. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Pasty on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

Before you begin with the installation process, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

  • Manjaro installed on your computer
  • Terminal emulator application

Installation

Follow these simple steps to install Pasty on Manjaro:

  1. Open the terminal emulator application on your computer.
  2. Install Go programming language using the following command:
sudo pacman -S go
  1. Clone the Pasty repository to your computer.
git clone https://github.com/lus/pasty.git
  1. Move to the directory where you cloned the Pasty repository.
cd pasty
  1. Build the Pasty binary using Go.
go build
  1. Move the built binary to the /usr/local/bin directory.
sudo mv pasty /usr/local/bin
  1. Confirm that Pasty is installed correctly by typing pasty --version in the terminal. You should see the version number displayed on your screen.

Usage

To use Pasty in the terminal:

  1. Run the pasty command followed by the filename you want to share.
pasty <filename>
  1. Pasty will generate a temporary URL that you can share with others.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Pasty on your Manjaro system. You can now use this command-line tool to share snippets of text, code or files via a temporary URL.