[install yay shell script] #ArchLinux

install_yay.bash

#!/usr/bin/env bash

# yay
# Yet another Yogurt - An AUR Helper written in Go
# <https://github.com/Jguer/yay>

#make sure git is fully installed
sudo pacman -S git  #improve automation of this step


if ! builtin type -p 'yay' >/dev/null 2>&1; then
    echo 'Install yay.'
    sudo pacman -S --needed base base-devel wget
    tmpdir="$(command mktemp -d)"
    command cd "${tmpdir}" || return 1
    dl_url="$(
        curl -sfLS 'https://api.github.com/repos/Jguer/yay/releases/latest' | 
        grep 'browser_download_url' | 
        tail -1 | 
        cut -d '"' -f 4
    )"
    command wget "${dl_url}"
    command tar xzvf yay_*_x86_64.tar.gz
    command cd yay_*_x86_64 || return 1
    ./yay -Sy yay-bin
    rm -rf "${tmpdir}"
fi

to improve: doesn't remove temp directory for me....script ended on /tmp/tmp.IJ80SWqyFE/yay_10.3.0_x86_64

make sure git is fully installed (especially after barebones arch install)