magus-self

Manage the magus binary (update, install-shorthand)

Synopsis

magus self <subcommand> [flags]

Description

Targets for managing the magus binary.

update is compiled in by default. Package maintainers who own the system binary can build with -tags noselfupdate to disable the self-update mechanism. install-shorthand is available in every build.

To bootstrap a workspace, use: magus init

self update options

--bin-dir string

Install into this directory instead of replacing in place

--check

Print whether an update is available and exit without installing

--dry-run

Verify everything but do not replace the running binary

--force

Allow downgrades and re-installs of the current version

--version string

Install a specific release tag (e.g. v0.4.2)

-y

Short for --yes

--yes

Skip interactive confirmation

self install-shorthand options

--dir string

Directory for the shorthand (default: the running binary's directory)

--force

Replace an existing file at the shorthand path

Subcommands

update

Update magus to the latest release

install-shorthand

Symlink mgs, the magus shorthand, to the running binary

Examples

Update the running binary

magus self update

Install the mgs shorthand

magus self install-shorthand

See Also

magus(1), magus-ls(1), magus-describe(1), magus-run(1), magus-x(1), magus-where(1), magus-affected(1), magus-insight(1), magus-graph(1), magus-watch(1), magus-status(1), magus-doctor(1), magus-config(1), magus-server(1), magus-completion(1), magus-man(1), magus-init(1), magus-version(1)