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dub-fetch(1)

dub-fetch - Manually retrieves and caches a package

SYNOPSIS

dub fetch <package>[@<version-spec>] OPTIONS...

DESCRIPTION

Note: Use "dub add <dependency>" if you just want to use a certain package as a dependency, you don't have to explicitly fetch packages.

Explicit retrieval/removal of packages is only needed when you want to put packages in a place where several applications can share them. If you just have a dependency to add, use the add command. Dub will do the rest for you.

Without specified options, placement/removal will default to a user wide shared location.

Complete applications can be retrieved and run easily by e.g.

$ dub fetch vibelog --cache=local

$ dub run vibelog --cache=local

This will grab all needed dependencies and compile and run the application.

OPTIONS

--version=VALUE
Use the specified version/branch instead of the latest available match The remove command also accepts "*" here as a wildcard to remove all versions of the package from the specified location
--force-remove
Deprecated option that does nothing

COMMON OPTIONS

See dub(1)

EXIT STATUS

0
DUB succeeded
1
usage errors, unknown command line flags
2
package not found, package failed to load, miscellaneous error

FILES

dub.sdl, dub.json

AUTHOR

Copyright (c) 1999-2024 by The D Language Foundation

ONLINE DOCUMENTATION

http://code.dlang.org/docs/commandline

SEE ALSO

dub(1), dub-add(1)


Last update: January 11, 2024
Created: September 1, 2023