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refactor: Run plugin directly in memory in ephemeral mode

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Aditya Gupta
2026-06-25 19:41:50 +05:30
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b up --force
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### Plugins (`b <plugin_name>`)
## Plugins (`b <plugin_name>`)
Plugins are first-party or third-party applications written to work directly with `bootstrap`. Unlike installers (or packages) which modify your system by compiling code, downloading binaries, and altering shell configuration files, **plugins are lazy-loaded scripts that execute within a subshell**.
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Plugins are automatically checked for updates and lazily re-downloaded whenever you run `b up`.
If you prefer to run a plugin strictly in **ephemeral mode** (meaning it will bypass the cache, download to a temporary location, execute, and then delete itself to save space and guarantee the absolute latest version), simply pass the `-e` or `--ephemeral` flag:
If you prefer to run a plugin strictly in **ephemeral mode** (meaning it will bypass the cache and execute directly in memory to guarantee the absolute latest version without leaving any footprint), simply pass the `-e` or `--ephemeral` flag:
```bash
b my_plugin -e