Get Started¶

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.

brew install cssnr/tap/install-release

curl 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/smashedr/install-release/master/scripts/install.sh' | bash  # (1)!

iex (iwr -useb 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/smashedr/install-release/master/scripts/install.ps1').Content  # (1)!

go install github.com/smashedr/install-release@latest  # (1)!

docker run --rm -itv ~/bin:/out ghcr.io/smashedr/ir:latest -b /out smashedr/install-release  # (1)!

Windows users can download the Windows Installer.
Alternatively, you can manually download a release.

If you run into any issues or have any questions, support is available.

Demo¶

This demo was generated with charmbracelet/vhs.

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¶

brew install cssnr/tap/install-release

curl 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/smashedr/install-release/master/scripts/install.sh' | bash  # (1)!

iex (iwr -useb 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/smashedr/install-release/master/scripts/install.ps1').Content  # (1)!

go install github.com/smashedr/install-release@latest  # (1)!

docker run --rm -itv ~/bin:/out ghcr.io/smashedr/ir:latest -b /out smashedr/install-release  # (1)!

Windows users can download the Windows Installer.
Alternatively, you can manually download a release.

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