# Install cocot with Homebrew, dnf, MacPorts Code converter on tty. Version 1.2-20171118 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with dnf: sudo dnf install cocot. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:cocot ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install cocot ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install cocot ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: textproc/cocot/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install cocot ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cocot from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:cocot - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.2-20171118 - **Source summary:** Code converter on tty - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-3-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00 ## Executables - cocot (cli) - cocot (alias) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-04 - Package-manager version: 1.2-20171118 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/vmi/cocot - Upstream latest detected: cocot-1.2-20171118 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage cocot is a terminal code-conversion utility whose name expands to COde COnverter on Tty. It sits in a terminal workflow to translate character encodings for programs and remote sessions. ### Project history The upstream ChangeLog records a first release in 2002, early work around EUC-JP, Shift_JIS/CP932, ISO-2022-JP decoding, and later Unicode and East Asian Width updates. The project source moved to GitHub in 2009. ### Adoption history The package appears in Unix package-manager culture as a small compatibility tool for terminals that still need Japanese legacy encoding conversion. The input records Homebrew, Fedora/dnf, and MacPorts package names. ### How it is used Users run cocot around tty programs when the process encoding and terminal encoding differ, especially in CJK terminal environments. ### Why package nerds care cocot is interesting as a compact example of terminal-era encoding glue: small C code, iconv-oriented behavior, and long-tail packaging value for workflows that modern UTF-8 defaults did not fully erase. ### Timeline - 2002: First release recorded in the upstream ChangeLog. - 2004: Unicode support and patch merging appear in NEWS and ChangeLog. - 2008: East Asian Width table update and --help/--version options appear in NEWS. - 2009: ChangeLog records the source being pushed to github.com/vmi/cocot. - 2017: Build scripts and warning fixes are recorded in the ChangeLog. ### Related projects - iconv and terminal emulators occupy the same problem space for character-set conversion and display behavior. ### Sources - - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** cocot - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - dnf - cocot - 20080315-37.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cocot from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst | COde COnverter on Tty | http://vmi.jp/software/cygwin/cocot.html - MacPorts - cocot: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: textproc/cocot/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://pkg.so/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://pkg.so/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Web development packages](https://pkg.so/web-dev-tools/) - Matched web development metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://pkg.so/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [pv](https://pkg.so/brew/pv/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, system, terminal. - [less](https://pkg.so/brew/less/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, system, terminal. - [screen](https://pkg.so/brew/screen/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, system, terminal. - [ranger](https://pkg.so/brew/ranger/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, system, terminal. - [lesspipe](https://pkg.so/brew/lesspipe/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, system, terminal. - [picocom](https://pkg.so/brew/picocom/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, system, terminal. - [ov](https://pkg.so/brew/ov/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, system, terminal. - [dtach](https://pkg.so/brew/dtach/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, system, terminal. - [colortail](https://pkg.so/brew/colortail/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, system, terminal. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/cocot.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/cocot.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - pkgdb category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph