install-release

Install Release

• Install
• Features
• Usage
• Development
• Support
• Contributing

CLI to Install a GitHub Release.

Easily Install GitHub Release binaries on Windows, Linux and macOS.

Interactively select the release version, asset, and executable name with automatically detected presets.

[!IMPORTANT]
This project is in development. It is functional but may have bugs.

Features

• Supports Windows, Linux and macOS
• Interactively Select Options
• Set Options w/ Flags or Variables
• Save or Set a Custom bin Path
• List and Remove Installed Apps
• Get App Information

Install

Homebrew

brew install cssnr/tap/install-release

Bash

curl 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/smashedr/install-release/master/scripts/install.sh' | bash

💾 Alternatively, you can manually download a release.

PowerShell

iex (iwr -useb 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/smashedr/install-release/master/scripts/install.ps1').Content

🪟 Windows users can download the Windows Installer.

Source

go install github.com/smashedr/install-release@latest

Docker

docker run --rm -itv ~/bin:/out ghcr.io/smashedr/ir:latest -b /out smashedr/install-release

Note: Docker requires you to mount the target bin directory.

Usage

Install the latest release.

ir owner/repo

Include the latest pre-releases.

ir owner/repo --pre

Install a specific version/tag.

ir owner/repo v1.0.0

Specify repo in any format:

ir owner[/ ]repo
ir owner[/ ]repo[@:/ ]tag
ir github.com/owner[/ ]repo[@:/ ]tag
ir https://github.com/owner[/ ]repo[@:/ ]tag

ir smashedr bup
ir smashedr/bup
ir smashedr bup latest
ir smashedr/bup latest
ir smashedr/bup/latest
ir smashedr/bup:latest
ir smashedr/bup@latest
ir github.com/smashedr/bup
ir github.com/smashedr/bup/latest
ir https://github.com/smashedr/bup
ir https://github.com/smashedr/bup@latest

Skip the asset and name prompts.

ir owner/repo -y

Set the asset and name inline.

ir owner/repo -n name -a asset_name.zip

Install to a different bin directory.

ir owner/repo -b /usr/local/bin

Get package information.

ir info owner/repo

List installed apps.

ir list

Remove an app.

ir remove

Remove an app by name.

ir remove name

Edit the settings.

ir config

Development

Go: https://go.dev/doc/install

go run main.go

Task: https://taskfile.dev/docs/installation

task build
task lint

Docs: https://zensical.org/docs/get-started

task docs

Inno Setup: https://jrsoftware.org/isdl.php

task inno

Support

If you run into any issues or need help getting started, please do one of the following:

• Report an Issue: https://github.com/smashedr/install-release/issues
• Q&A Discussion: https://github.com/smashedr/install-release/discussions/categories/q-a
• Request a Feature: https://github.com/smashedr/install-release/issues/new?template=1-feature.yaml
• Chat with us on Discord: https://discord.gg/wXy6m2X8wY

Contributing

If you would like to submit a PR, please review the CONTRIBUTING.md.

Please consider making a donation to support the development of this project and additional open source projects.

For a full list of current projects visit: https://cssnr.github.io/