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install-archetype

Purpose

Installs an archetype from a file, URL or name/version pair.

Examples

griffon install-archetype http://foo.com/griffon-bar-1.0.zip
griffon install-archetype ../griffon-bar-1.0.zip
griffon install-archetype bar 1.0

Description

Usage:

griffon install-archetype [URL/File]
griffon install-plugin [name] [version]* --repository=<repositoryName>

The install-archetype command is a versatile command that allows the installation of archetypes from a remote URL, a local file or a name/version combination

To install from a URL simply specify the absolute URL to the archetype package:

griffon install-archetype http://foo.com/foo-griffon-archetype.zip

To install from a local file specify the absolute or relative path to the file:

griffon install-archetype ../bar-griffon-archetype.zip

To install from an artifact repository specify the name of the archetype, the version is optional

griffon install-archetype bar

Arguments:

  • name -The name of the archetype to install. You may specify an URL, a zip file or a regular name.
  • version - The version of the archetype to install. May only be specified if an archetype name is supplied.

Options:

  • force-upgrade - Forces upgrade if the archetype to be installed has a bigger major version than the currently installed (if there's one archetype installed that matches the same name).
  • repository - Name of an specific repository where the search will be performed. Defaults to griffon-central