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it deals with "packages" or libraries, but it manages them on a per-project
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it deals with "packages" or libraries, but it manages them on a per-project
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basis, installing them in a directory (e.g. `vendor`) inside your project. By
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basis, installing them in a directory (e.g. `vendor`) inside your project. By
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default it does not install anything globally. Thus, it is a dependency
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default it does not install anything globally. Thus, it is a dependency
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-manager. It does however support a "global" project for convenience via the
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+manager. It does however support a "global" project for convenience via the
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[global](03-cli.md#global) command.
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[global](03-cli.md#global) command.
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This idea is not new and Composer is strongly inspired by node's
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This idea is not new and Composer is strongly inspired by node's
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@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Linux and macOS.
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### Downloading the Composer Executable
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### Downloading the Composer Executable
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Composer offers a convenient installer that you can execute directly from the
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Composer offers a convenient installer that you can execute directly from the
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-commandline. Feel free to [download this file](https://getcomposer.org/installer)
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+command line. Feel free to [download this file](https://getcomposer.org/installer)
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or review it on [GitHub](https://github.com/composer/getcomposer.org/blob/master/web/installer)
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or review it on [GitHub](https://github.com/composer/getcomposer.org/blob/master/web/installer)
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if you wish to know more about the inner workings of the installer. The source
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if you wish to know more about the inner workings of the installer. The source
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is plain PHP.
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is plain PHP.
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@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ Now run `php bin/composer` in order to run Composer.
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#### Globally
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#### Globally
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You can place the Composer PHAR anywhere you wish. If you put it in a directory
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You can place the Composer PHAR anywhere you wish. If you put it in a directory
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-that is part of your `PATH`, you can access it globally. On unixy systems you
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+that is part of your `PATH`, you can access it globally. On Unix systems you
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can even make it executable and invoke it without directly using the `php`
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can even make it executable and invoke it without directly using the `php`
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interpreter.
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interpreter.
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Jordi Boggiano