macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install qmanlocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew / rank 3817
Install qman with Homebrew, apk, Nix
Modern man page viewer. Version 1.5.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#qman.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add qmanAlpine Linux edge package indexes · qman · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#qmannixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/qm/qman/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Modern man page viewer
Project links
Commands and aliases
- qman
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.
- Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
qman | 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 generated2026-08-04
manager version1.5.1
manager updated2026-06-22
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.5.1
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:qman |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.5.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/qman |
| Homepage | https://github.com/plp13/qman |
| Repository | https://github.com/plp13/qman |
| License | BSD-2-Clause |
| Source archive | https://github.com/plp13/qman/archive/refs/tags/v1.5.1.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-22T14:06:05-07:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | groff, ncurses |
| Build dependencies | cogapp, meson, ninja, pkgconf |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | qman |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
qman
nix profile install nixpkgs#qman- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Qman
apk95%
qman 1.5.1-r1
Modern man page viewer for the terminal
sudo apk add qman- License: BSD-2-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: qman
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Qman
apk95%
qman-doc 1.5.1-r1
Modern man page viewer for the terminal (documentation)
sudo apk add qman-doc- License: BSD-2-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: qman
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Qman
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.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation