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# cabal

> Interface to the Haskell package infrastructure (Cabal).
> Manage Haskell projects and Cabal packages from the Hackage package repository.
> More information: <https://cabal.readthedocs.io/en/latest/getting-started.html>.

- Search and list packages from Hackage:

`cabal list {{search_string}}`

- Show information about a package:

`cabal info {{package}}`

- Download and install a package:

`cabal install {{package}}`

- Create a new Haskell project in the current directory:

`cabal init`

- Build the project in the current directory:

`cabal build`

- Run tests of the project in the current directory:

`cabal test`
