install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install redu

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#redu

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

overview

Package summary

Ncdu for your restic repository

Project links

Commands and aliases

redu

history

Project history and usage

redu is a terminal application for analyzing disk usage within a restic backup repository.

Project history

redu was created as an ncdu-like disk-usage explorer for restic repositories. It is implemented in Rust and distributed as the `redu` executable and crate.

Adoption history

The supplied metadata records packages for Homebrew and Nix, providing convenient installation in two Unix-oriented package ecosystems.

How it is used

Run `redu` against a restic repository and use its ncdu-style terminal interface to explore snapshots, paths, and attributed storage usage. Repository access details and secrets are supplied through supported arguments or restic-related environment variables rather than a documented redu credentials file.

Why package nerds care

redu combines the familiar ncdu browsing metaphor with restic's deduplicated backup model, offering a focused terminal tool for investigating which snapshots and paths account for repository usage.

Timeline

Project published as a Rust application and crate; the official materials reviewed do not establish a reliable initial-release date.
2026: Homebrew and Nix packages are recorded in the supplied metadata.

Related projects

restic supplies the backup-repository format and underlying data; ncdu supplies the interactive disk-usage-browser concept.

Sources

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.
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
`redu`	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 version0.2.15

manager updated2026-09-13

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.2.15

https://github.com/drdo/redu

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:redu
Version	0.2.15
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/redu
Homepage	https://github.com/drdo/redu
Repository	https://github.com/drdo/redu
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/drdo/redu/archive/refs/tags/v0.2.15.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-09-13T07:52:35Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	rust
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	redu
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

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%

redu

nix profile install nixpkgs#redu

normalized package name match
Matched by: Redu

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/re/redu/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/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.

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/redu.yml

Used sources

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

Install redu with Homebrew, Nix