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eget

Easily install pre-compiled binaries from GitHub releases (https://github.com/zyedidia/eget)

To check eget version

eget --version

To download and install a binary from a GitHub repository

eget <owner>/<repo>

To download a binary and place it in a specific directory

eget --to <destination_directory> <owner>/<repo>

To download a specific tagged release version

eget <owner>/<repo>@<tag>

To download an asset matching a specific filename pattern

eget --file <filename_pattern> <owner>/<repo>

To download the release asset directly without extracting it

eget --download-only <owner>/<repo>

To upgrade all binaries installed via eget

eget --upgrade