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macOS

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brew install purr

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overview

Package summary

Versatile zsh CLI tool for viewing and searching through Android logcat output

Project links

Commands and aliases

purr

history

Project history and usage

purr is a zsh-based interactive viewer for Android logcat output.

Project history

Published under Google's GitHub organization, purr addresses the repetitive filtering and unformatted output involved in inspecting logcat with shell commands.

Adoption history

The official README documents Homebrew installation and manual installation of the script.

How it is used

Developers select an attached device, filter logs, inspect surrounding context, and search ADB shell output. Configuration is exposed through command-line options and environment variables.

Why package nerds care

purr combines existing shell tools into an interactive Android debugging interface, illustrating the reuse of fuzzy finding for specialized terminal workflows.

Timeline

Undated: Official documentation describes support for Ubuntu Linux and macOS.

Related projects

fzf, zsh, Perl, and Android Debug Bridge are documented dependencies.

Sources

https://github.com/google/purr#readme

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 1 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 1 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.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`purr`	cli	global 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 version2.0.4

manager updated2026-09-14

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detected2.0.4

https://github.com/google/purr

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:purr
Version	2.0.4
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/purr
Homepage	https://github.com/google/purr
Repository	https://github.com/google/purr
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://github.com/google/purr/archive/refs/tags/2.0.4.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-09-14T13:44:12+02:00
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	fzf
Build dependencies	gnu-sed
Uses from macOS	zsh
Bottle	available (on all)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared
Caveats	At runtime, adb must be accessible from your PATH. You can install adb from Homebrew Cask: brew install --cask android-platform-tools

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	purr
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

package graph

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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.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/purr.yml

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

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