Tusk

Tusk is a JavaScript package manager. It is written entirely in JavaScript and based on CommonJS API's with few extensions.

Tusk provides a tusk command with the following subcommands:

install: downloads and installs a package and its dependencies
list: lists all installed packages
update: downloads the newest package catalog
search: {keyword}, --and, --or, --{key} {value}
init: initializes a Narwhal package/project directory
clone: clones a package from its version control system.
catalog: lists all packages in the catalog

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Creating packages and catalogs for Tusk is simple. Tusk supports alternate and multiple-catalogs and seamless independent package installations (seas, similar to Python virtual environments).

Tusk predates the CommonJS Packages/1.0 specification and has not yet been updated.

Tusk depends on Tom Robinson's zipjs package, the Narwhal Library narwhal-lib, and an HTTP module that supports the Narwhal http module's API. These are all bundled with Narwhal proper, but can also be provided by other platforms.

License

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.