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Install pinfo with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper

User-friendly, console-based viewer for Info documents. Version 0.6.13 via Homebrew; verified 2026-09-11. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install pinfo.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install pinfo

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install pinfo

MacPorts ports tree · textproc/pinfo/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install pinfo

Debian stable package indexes · pinfo · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install pinfo

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · pinfo · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#pinfo

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/pi/pinfo/package.nix · source: api.github.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install pinfo

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · pinfo · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

User-friendly, console-based viewer for Info documents

Commands and aliases

  • pinfo

history

Project history and usage

Pinfo is a user-friendly, console-based reader for GNU Info documents.

Project history

Przemek Borys created and maintained Pinfo through version 0.6.8. Bas Zoetekouw and Nathanael Nerode subsequently maintained it, with development moving to Debian's Alioth infrastructure and then to GitHub for version 0.6.10 in 2014.

Adoption history

Pinfo has been distributed by major Unix-like package systems, including Debian-family repositories, Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, and several RPM-based distributions. Its longevity reflects continued demand for a friendlier terminal interface to GNU Info manuals.

How it is used

Users run pinfo to browse Info manuals interactively in a terminal. Behavior and presentation can be customized through a per-user pinforc or a system-wide pinforc.

Why package nerds care

Pinfo is a classic package-nerd utility: it improves access to the Info documentation already installed by many GNU packages without replacing the underlying documentation format. Its ncurses-style navigation is attractive to users who prefer terminal-native tools.

Timeline

  • 1999: Pinfo copyright history begins with Przemek Borys.
  • 2005–2006: Maintenance passed to Bas Zoetekouw and Nathanael Nerode.
  • 2014: Development moved to GitHub with version 0.6.10.

Related projects

  • GNU Info
  • Texinfo
  • less
  • man

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 12 platform targets.
  • Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 5 build dependencies.

Recommended review

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

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix
~/.pinforc[prefix]/etc/pinforc

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
pinfocliglobal 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 generated2026-09-19
manager version0.6.13
manager updated2026-09-11
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.6.13

https://github.com/baszoetekouw/pinfo

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:pinfo
Version0.6.13
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pinfo
Homepagehttps://packages.debian.org/sid/pinfo
Repositoryhttps://github.com/baszoetekouw/pinfo
Upstream docshttps://packages.debian.org/sid/pinfo
LicenseGPL-2.0-only
Source archivehttps://github.com/baszoetekouw/pinfo/archive/refs/tags/v0.6.13.tar.gz
Last updated2026-09-11T12:56:44Z
Pulseupdated
Dependenciesgettext
Build dependenciesautoconf, automake, gettext, libtool, texinfo
Uses from macOSncurses
Bottleavailable (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namepinfo
Version Scheme0
Revision1
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

pinfo 0.6.13-2

user-friendly console-based viewer for Info document files

https://github.com/baszoetekouw/pinfo

sudo apt install pinfo
  • Section: doc
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 5 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pinfo
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: pinfo from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

pinfo

nix profile install nixpkgs#pinfo
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pinfo
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pi/pinfo/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

pinfo 0.6.13-1.3build2

user friendly console-based viewer for info-document

https://github.com/baszoetekouw/pinfo

sudo apt install pinfo
  • Section: universe/doc
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 5 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pinfo
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: pinfo from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
dnf95%

pinfo 0.6.13-11.fc45

An info file viewer

https://github.com/baszoetekouw/pinfo

sudo dnf install pinfo
  • License: GPL-2.0-only
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: pinfo
  • 5 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pinfo
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: pinfo from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/652278618dec9c023176a80c435a32a2c8154869fb0eb662c267a54df28d77d9-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

pinfo 0.6.13-2.19

Lynx-style Info Browser

https://github.com/baszoetekouw/pinfo

sudo zypper install pinfo
  • License: GPL-2.0-only
  • Category: Productivity/Publishing/Texinfo
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: pinfo
  • 4 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pinfo
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: pinfo from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/d310d5a96106e1e8872a385adf98aaa23be9db5d80937a6717314e7e7f37715065c6c748ab7ccee6475d620b46979c0fe64235fc0c46988e17edf659578fcf31-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

pinfo

sudo port install pinfo
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pinfo
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: textproc/pinfo/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

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

Related tools

  • gettextRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • libtoolBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • autoconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • automakeBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

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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 configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment
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