# Install rcm with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper

RC file (dotfile) management. Version 1.3.6 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install rcm.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:rcm
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install rcm
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install rcm
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/rcm/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add rcm
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rcm from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install rcm
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: rcm from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install rcm
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: rcm 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#rcm
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/rc/rcm/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install rcm
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: rcm from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:rcm
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/rcm>
- **Version:** 1.3.6
- **Source summary:** RC file (dotfile) management
- **Homepage:** <https://thoughtbot.github.io/rcm/rcm.7.html>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://thoughtbot.github.io/rcm/rcm.7.html>
- **License:** BSD-3-Clause
- **Source archive:** <https://thoughtbot.github.io/rcm/dist/rcm-1.3.6.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00

## Executables

- lsrc (cli)
- mkrc (cli)
- rcdn (cli)
- rcup (cli)
- lsrc (alias)
- mkrc (alias)
- rcdn (alias)
- rcup (alias)

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on all

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-04
- Package-manager version: 1.3.6
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://thoughtbot.github.io/rcm/rcm.7.html
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## Security Notes

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals


## 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

- Unix: ~/.rcrc
## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** rcm
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - rcm - 1.3.4-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: rcm from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | tool to manage rc files (dotfiles) | https://github.com/thoughtbot/rcm
- Nix - rcm: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/rc/rcm/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - rcm - 1.3.4-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: rcm from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | tool to manage rc files (dotfiles) | https://github.com/thoughtbot/rcm
- apk - rcm - 1.3.6-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rcm from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | rc file (dotfile) management | https://github.com/thoughtbot/rcm
- apk - rcm-doc - 1.3.6-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rcm-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | rc file (dotfile) management (documentation) | https://github.com/thoughtbot/rcm
- dnf - rcm - 1.3.6-11.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: rcm from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst | Management suite for dotfiles | https://github.com/thoughtbot/rcm
- zypper - rcm - 1.3.6-1.8: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: rcm from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | An rc file (dotfile) management tool | https://thoughtbot.github.io/rcm/
- MacPorts - rcm: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/rcm/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.
- [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.
- [Developer build packages](https://pkg.so/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata.
- [lnk](https://pkg.so/brew/lnk/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, configuration-management, developer-tools, dotfiles, symlinks.
- [chezmoi](https://pkg.so/brew/chezmoi/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, configuration-management, developer-tools, dotfiles.
- [dotbot](https://pkg.so/brew/dotbot/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, configuration, developer-tools, dotfiles, symlinks.
- [dotdrop](https://pkg.so/brew/dotdrop/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, configuration-management, developer-tools, dotfiles.
- [dotter](https://pkg.so/brew/dotter/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, configuration, developer-tools, dotfiles.
- [punktf](https://pkg.so/brew/punktf/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, configuration, developer-tools, dotfiles.
- [butane](https://pkg.so/brew/butane/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, configuration, developer-tools.
- [editorconfig](https://pkg.so/brew/editorconfig/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, configuration, developer-tools.

## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/rcm.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/rcm.yml)


## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- package version freshness
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph