# Install pspg with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper Unix pager optimized for psql. Version 5.8.16 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install pspg. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:pspg ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install pspg ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install pspg ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: databases/pspg/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add pspg ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pspg from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install pspg ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: pspg from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install pspg ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: pspg from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#pspg ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ps/pspg/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install pspg ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: pspg from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:pspg - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 5.8.16 - **Source summary:** Unix pager optimized for psql - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **License:** BSD-2-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00 ## Executables - pspg (cli) - pspg (alias) ## Dependencies - libpq - ncurses - readline ## Build dependencies - pkgconf ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Caveats: Add the following line to your psql profile (e.g. ~/.psqlrc) \setenv PAGER pspg \pset border 2 \pset linestyle unicode - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-04 - Package-manager version: 5.8.16 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/okbob/pspg - Upstream latest detected: 5.8.16 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** pspg - **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 - Debian apt - pspg - 5.8.9-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: pspg from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | PostgreSQL pager | https://github.com/okbob/pspg - Nix - pspg: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ps/pspg/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - pspg - 5.8.1-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: pspg from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | PostgreSQL pager | https://github.com/okbob/pspg - apk - pspg - 5.8.16-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pspg from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A unix pager optimized for psql | https://github.com/okbob/pspg - apk - pspg-doc - 5.8.16-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pspg-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A unix pager optimized for psql (documentation) | https://github.com/okbob/pspg - dnf - pspg - 5.8.16-2.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: pspg from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst | A unix pager optimized for psql | https://github.com/okbob/pspg - zypper - pspg - 5.8.16-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: pspg from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Pager for PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Percona, and MySQL | https://github.com/okbob/pspg - MacPorts - pspg: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: databases/pspg/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://pkg.so/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Secret-risk packages](https://pkg.so/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://pkg.so/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://pkg.so/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [ncurses](https://pkg.so/brew/ncurses/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libpq](https://pkg.so/brew/libpq/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://pkg.so/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [moor](https://pkg.so/brew/moor/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, pager. - [most](https://pkg.so/brew/most/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, pager. - [sql-lint](https://pkg.so/brew/sql-lint/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, database-tools, developer-tools, postgresql. - [sqlbench](https://pkg.so/brew/sqlbench/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, database-tools, developer-tools, postgresql. - [sql-migrate](https://pkg.so/brew/sql-migrate/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, database-tools, developer-tools. - [sqlancer](https://pkg.so/brew/sqlancer/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, database-tools, developer-tools. - [sql-translator](https://pkg.so/brew/sql-translator/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, database-tools, developer-tools. - [yq](https://pkg.so/brew/yq/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, csv, developer-tools. - [pgcopydb](https://pkg.so/brew/pgcopydb/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: cli, database, developer, developer-tools, libpq. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/pspg.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/pspg.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - package version freshness - pkgdb category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph