---
name: "alr-get"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "alire"
version: "1.2.1-2.1+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/alr-get"
---

# alr-get(1)

Fetches a crate release

## NAME

alr-get - Fetches a crate release

## SYNOPSIS

*alr get* \[options\] \<crate\>\[allowed versions\]

## OPTIONS

- \-b, --build

  Build after download

- \--dirname

  Display deployment folder

- \-o, --only

  Retrieve requested crate only, without dependencies

## GLOBAL OPTIONS

- \-c, --config=*ARG*

  Override configuration folder location

- \-f, --force

  Keep going after a recoverable troublesome situation

- \-h, --help

  Display general or command-specific help

- \-n, --non-interactive

  Assume default answers for all user prompts

- \--no-color

  Disables colors in output

- \--no-tty

  Disables control characters in output

- \--prefer-oldest

  Prefer oldest versions instead of newest when resolving dependencies

- \--version

  Displays version and exits

- \-q

  Limit output to errors

- \-v

  Be more verbose (use twice for extra detail)

- \-d, --debug\[\]

  Enable debug-specific log messages

## DESCRIPTION

Retrieve a crate, in the case of regular ones, or install a system package provided by the platform. A regular crate is deployed under an immediate folder with naming 'name\_version\_hash'.

Version selection syntax (global policy applies within the allowed version subsets):

crate        	Newest/oldest version\
 crate=version	Exact version\
 crate^version	Major-compatible version\
 crate~version	Minor-compatible version

## SEE ALSO

*[alr(1)](/alr/1.md)*, *[alr-index(1)](/alr-index/1.md)*, *[alr-init(1)](/alr-init/1.md)*, *[alr-pin(1)](/alr-pin/1.md)*, *[alr-search(1)](/alr-search/1.md)*, *[alr-show(1)](/alr-show/1.md)*, *[alr-update(1)](/alr-update/1.md)*, *[alr-with(1)](/alr-with/1.md)*, *[gprbuild(1)](/gprbuild/1.md)*

## AUTHOR

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