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Installing Past Releases of Rawi CLI

Section titled “Installing Past Releases of Rawi CLI”

This topic describes how to install previous releases of the Rawi Command Line Interface (Rawi CLI) on supported operating systems. For information on the latest releases, see the Rawi GitHub Releases.

System Requirements

Section titled “System Requirements”
  • Node.js: 18.0.0 or higher
  • Package Manager: npm, pnpm, or yarn
  • Operating System: Windows, macOS, or Linux

Installation Instructions

Section titled “Installation Instructions”

  1. Choose your package manager and run the install command:

    Terminal window
    npm install -g rawi@<version>

  2. (Optional) Install a specific beta version:

    Terminal window
    npm install -g rawi@beta

  3. (Optional) Install from GitHub (latest main branch):

    Terminal window
    npm install -g withrawi/rawi

  4. Verify installation:

    Terminal window
    rawi --version
    rawi info

Local Installation (All Platforms)

Section titled “Local Installation (All Platforms)”
Terminal window
npm install rawi@<version>

Verify Installation

Section titled “Verify Installation”
Terminal window
rawi --version
rawi info

Sample output:

Terminal window
rawi/0.0.0-beta.12 linux-x64 node-18.20.2

Notes

Section titled “Notes”

You can always use npx to run a specific version without installing globally:

Terminal window
npx rawi@<version> ask "Hello, world!"

For troubleshooting installation issues, see the Troubleshooting Guide.

Uninstalling Rawi CLI

Section titled “Uninstalling Rawi CLI”
Terminal window
npm uninstall -g rawi

Version Management

Section titled “Version Management”

Rawi uses semantic versioning:

  • MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH
    • MAJOR: Breaking changes
    • MINOR: New features (backwards compatible)
    • PATCH: Bug fixes (backwards compatible) For more details, see the Release Process.

Example: Checking Installed Version

Section titled “Example: Checking Installed Version”
Terminal window
rawi --version
rawi/0.0.0-beta.12 linux-x64 node-18.20.2

Additional Resources

Section titled “Additional Resources”

Troubleshooting

Section titled “Troubleshooting”

If you encounter issues after installing or uninstalling Rawi CLI, see the Troubleshooting Guide for solutions to common problems such as:

  • Command not found errors
  • Version mismatch after upgrade/downgrade
  • Permission issues on macOS/Linux/Windows