attic is a small program that allows you to use a local program globally.
attic will create an install directory and copy installed files there. This way it can keep track of what programs have been installed and easily remove them. By adding this install directory to your PATH you can run installed programs from anywhere.
I often create small programs to automate various tasks. I wanted a way to easily reuse these and have them available any time I need. So I created attic to make it easy to install and manage these programs.
Install a program by running:
attic install <path>
The file must have executable permissions or the install will fail.
For information on additional commands and usage run:
attic --help
Coming soon.
First clone the repo to get the source code:
git clone git@github.com:cszatmary/attic.git
Make sure you have cmake installed. Then run:
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
This will configure cmake and generate the Makefile file.
Now build attic by running:
make
Now copy the attic executable to somewhere in your PATH.
Ex:
cp attic /usr/local/bin
Finally add attic's install path to your PATH.
export PATH="$(attic config INSTALL_PATH):$PATH"attic can be configured through the .atticrc.json file located in your home directory. attic will automatically create an empty JSON file if one doesn't exist.
All fields are optional. Any missing fields will use the default value.
The install path is where attic installs programs. The default install path is ~/.attic. However, you can change it by setting the installPath field. A leading ~ is supported and will be expanded.
Ex:
"installPath": "~/my/custom/path"attic is available under the MIT License.
Contributions are welcome. Feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request.