Basic plugin management

Installation

To install a plugin, use the –install flag:

nptool --install <plugin-name>

Where <plugin-name> is to be replaced by a valid plugin name. To install several plugins, use a list with comma separator (exemple here to install both pfad and must2 plugin):

nptool --install pfad,must2

Installation take care of dependencies and will install automatically needed plugins.

Update

To update a plugin to the latest version use the –update flag:

nptool --update <plugin-name>

Uninstall

To uninstall a plugin use the –uninstall flag:

nptool --uninstall <plugin-name>

Advance features

You can choose to install a plugin specifying a branch or revision number. The entire repository will be cloned, then the specified branch or commit is checked out.

nptool --install <plugin-name> --branch <branch-name>

or

nptool --install <plugin-name> --commit <commit-hash>