Misc
Install - Windows
There is a convenient Drush installer for Windows available on www.drush.org. This is drush5, since drush4 does not work with Windows.
Install - Unix/OSX
The easiest way to install the latest release of Drush on Unix/Linux systems is via our custom PEAR channel. (See below for Windows-specific instructions)
pear channel-discover pear.drush.org
pear install drush/drush
Tip: Use sudo
to overcome permission problems. If the channel-discover fails, try running the following sequence of commands:
pear upgrade --force Console_Getopt
pear upgrade --force pear
pear upgrade-all
To get alternate drush versions, replace that last line with one of the below that matches your fancy.
pear install drush/drush-4.6.0
pear install drush/drush-5.0.0
Install - manual
Folks are welcome to just download (or git clone) and then configure their system manually. See README.txt.
History
Drush was originally developed by Arto for Drupal 4.7. In May 2007, it was partly rewritten and redesigned for Drupal 5 by frando. The module is now maintained by Moshe Weitzman,Owen Barton, greg.1.anderson, jonhattan, and Mark Sonnabaum.