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+#!/bin/bash
+# Gotten from: https://gist.github.com/padawanphysicist/d6299870de4ef8ad892f
+#
+# I wrapped the code constructed in
+#
+# http://hacks-galore.org/aleix/blog/archives/2013/01/08/install-emacs-packages-from-command-line
+#
+# in a single bash script, so I would a single code snippet.
+#
+
+
+# Elisp script is created as a temporary file, to be removed after installing 
+# the package
+elisp_script_name=$(mktemp /tmp/emacs-pkg-install-el.XXXXXX)
+elisp_code="
+;;
+;; Install package from command line. Example:
+;;
+;;   $ emacs --batch --expr \"(define pkg-to-install 'smex)\" -l emacs-pkg-install.el
+;;
+(require 'package)
+(package-initialize)
+(add-to-list 'package-archives
+             '(\"melpa\" . \"http://melpa.milkbox.net/packages/\") t)
+;;(add-to-list 'package-archives
+;;             '(\"marmalade\" . \"http://marmalade-repo.org/packages/\") t)
+;; Fix HTTP1/1.1 problems
+(setq url-http-attempt-keepalives nil)
+(package-refresh-contents)
+(package-install pkg-to-install)"
+
+echo "$elisp_code" > $elisp_script_name
+
+if [ $# -lt 1 ]
+then
+  echo "Usage: `basename $0` <package 1> <package 2> ..."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+for pkg_name in $@; do
+  emacs --batch --eval "(defconst pkg-to-install '$pkg_name)" -l $elisp_script_name
+done
+
+# Remove tmp file
+rm "$elisp_script_name"