Basic Functionality
Package Control is driven by the Command Palette. To open the palette,
press ctrl+shift+p (Win, Linux) or
cmd+shift+p
(Mac). All Package Control commands begin with Package
Control:, so start by typing Package.
The command palette will now show a number of commands. Most users
will be interested in the following:
- Install Package
-
Show a list of all available packages that are available for install.
This will include all of the packages from the default channel, plus
any from repositories you have added.
- Add Repository
-
Add a repository that is not included in the default channel.
This allows users to install and automatically update
packages from GitHub and BitBucket. To add a package
hosted on GitHub, enter the URL in the form
https://github.com/username/repo. Don’t include
.git at the end! BitBucket repositories should use the
format https://bitbucket.org/username/repository.
- Remove Package
-
This removes the package folder, and the package name from the
installed_packages list in
Packages/User/Package Control.sublime-settings. The
installed_packages list allow Package Control to automatically
install packages for you if you copy your Packages/User/
folder to another machine.
By default Package Control checks for new versions on startup. This
setting, plus the list of channels and repositories are managed through
the Settings.