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Install fastrace with Homebrew

Dependency-free traceroute implementation in pure C. Version 1.0.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

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brew install fastrace

local Homebrew formula metadata

overview

Package summary

Dependency-free traceroute implementation in pure C

Commands and aliases

  • fastrace

history

Project history and usage

Fastrace is a dependency-free traceroute implementation in C, designed for faster network path tracing with multiple probe modes and machine-readable output.

Project history

The GitHub repository was created in March 2025. The official README describes IPv4 and IPv6 support, UDP, ICMP Echo, and TCP SYN probe modes, JSON and CSV output, metrics, adaptive concurrency, and a zero-dependency libc/raw-socket design.

Adoption history

The README documents Homebrew installation for macOS and Linux and source builds with make or gcc. Homebrew currently tracks the upstream v1.0.0 release archive.

How it is used

Fastrace is run against a target host, commonly with elevated privileges for raw networking. The README documents examples for IPv6 tracing, ICMP mode, TCP SYN mode, no-DNS output, JSON output, CSV output, and metrics.

Why package nerds care

For package-manager users, Fastrace is an example of a classic Unix network diagnostic rebuilt as a small native tool with JSON/CSV output and documented cross-platform behavior.

Timeline

  • 2025: GitHub repository created.
  • 2025: v0.1.0 published on GitHub Releases.
  • 2026: v1.0.0 published and tracked by Homebrew.

Related projects

  • The README directly compares Fastrace with the standard traceroute utility.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
fastracecliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-08-04
manager version1.0.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.0.0

https://github.com/davidesantangelo/fastrace

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:fastrace
Version1.0.0
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/fastrace
Homepagehttps://github.com/davidesantangelo/fastrace
Repositoryhttps://github.com/davidesantangelo/fastrace
LicenseBSD-2-Clause
Source archivehttps://github.com/davidesantangelo/fastrace/archive/refs/tags/v1.0.0.tar.gz
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namefastrace
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • stable

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Same workflow

  • lftShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, network-diagnostics, networking, traceroute.
  • ttlShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, network-diagnostics, networking, traceroute.
  • speedtest-cliShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, network-diagnostics, networking.
  • cloudflare-speed-cliShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, network-diagnostics, networking.
  • mtrShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, network-diagnostics, networking, traceroute.
  • tcptracerouteShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, network-diagnostics, networking, traceroute.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment
  • pkg.so package database
  • pkgdb category and tag curation