= Scoop crashcourse

[[https://github.com/lukesampson/scoop|scoop]] is a command-line installer for Windows. This crashcourse provides 
a quick overview of its features and usage.

== Advantages of using `scoop` 

 - No need for administration rights - Everything is installed on your local account.
 - No dependency hell - with space being a tradeoff , every package is installed with its own set of dependencies.
 - Uses shims to prevent overpopulating the `PATH` 
 - Application repository is a git repository

== A short introduction on how to use `scoop`

To search for an application:

{{{
scoop search msys2
}}}

The `scoop`, if found, returns a bucket where the application was found and the version:
e.g.
{{{
'main' bucket:
    msys2 (20180531)
}}}

To install an application:
{{{
scoop install msys2
}}}

To update an application:
{{{
scoop update msys2
}}}

To list all packages installed within `scoop` (within the `[` and `]` you will get a bucket from which is the application installed from)
{{{
scoop list
}}}

e.g. installed `Ant 1.9` from bucket: `versions`:
{{{
ant19 1.9.13 [versions]
}}}

To check the scoop & applications' status (updated or not):
{{{
scoop status
}}}

To '''update repositories & buckets''' within `scoop`:
{{{
scoop update
}}}

To '''update only one''' application:
{{{
scoop update msys2
}}}

To '''update all applications''' installed:
{{{
scoop update *
}}}

To [[https://github.com/lukesampson/scoop/wiki/Buckets|add a bucket]], which is a repository in linux terms (e.g. java):
{{{
scoop bucket add java
}}}

To list all used buckets:
{{{
scoop bucket list
}}}

For more information about scoop visit the [[https://github.com/lukesampson/scoop|scoop's pages]] or [[https://github.com/lukesampson/scoop/wiki|scoop's wiki]].