macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install s4cmdlocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew / rank 5388
Install s4cmd with Homebrew, apt, Nix
Super S3 command-line tool. Version 2.1.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install s4cmd.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install s4cmdDebian stable package indexes · s4cmd · source: deb.debian.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#s4cmdnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/s4/s4cmd/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Super S3 command-line tool
Project links
Commands and aliases
- s4cmd
- s4cmd.py
history
Project history and usage
s4cmd is a Python command-line client for Amazon S3, created as a faster alternative to s3cmd for large files and data-intensive scripts.
Project history
Chou-han Yang created s4cmd after heavy use of s3cmd in scripted, data-intensive applications exposed a need for performance improvements, large-file support, and behavioral fixes. The 2.x line migrated the backend from Boto 2 to Boto3 and added batch deletion and broader API pass-through support.
Adoption history
s4cmd has been distributed through PyPI and packaged by Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, and Nix according to the official installation instructions and source_facts.package-manager. Its reuse of s3cmd's configuration format lowered migration friction for existing command-line users.
How it is used
Typical operations include `ls`, `put`, `get`, `cp`, `mv`, `sync`, `del`, and `du`. By default it can read credentials from `${HOME}/.s3cfg`; users may select another file with `--config`, use environment variables, or rely on an EC2 IAM role. Parallelism is controlled with `--num-threads`.
Why package nerds care
s4cmd represents the performance-oriented branch of early S3 command-line tooling: a compact Python implementation designed for scripting and large, data-intensive transfers. Its compatibility with the established `.s3cfg` convention makes it interesting as an example of ecosystem interoperability without exact drop-in compatibility.
Timeline
- 2.x series: Backend migrated from Boto 2 to Boto3 and batch deletion was introduced.
Related projects
- s3cmd directly inspired s4cmd and supplies the `.s3cfg` format that s4cmd can reuse. Boto3 is the current AWS SDK backend.
Sources
- https://github.com/bloomreach/s4cmd
- source_facts.package-manager
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for s4cmd. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
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.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
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
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
~/.s3cfg
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
~/.s3cfg
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
s4cmd | cli | global executable | |
s4cmd.py | 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 version2.1.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/bloomreach/s4cmd
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/bloomreach/s4cmdnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:s4cmd |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.1.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/s4cmd |
| Homepage | https://github.com/bloomreach/s4cmd |
| Repository | https://github.com/bloomreach/s4cmd |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/42/b4/0061f4930958cd790098738659c1c39f8feaf688e698142435eedaa4ae34/s4cmd-2.1.0.tar.gz |
| Dependencies | python@3.14 |
| Bottle | available (on all) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | s4cmd |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 7 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| 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.
Debian apt95%
s4cmd 2.1.0+ds-3
Super Amazon S3 command line tool
https://github.com/bloomreach/s4cmd
sudo apt install s4cmd- Section: utils
- Architecture: all
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: S4cmd
Nix95%
s4cmd
nix profile install nixpkgs#s4cmd- normalized package name match
- Matched by: S4cmd
Ubuntu apt95%
s4cmd 2.1.0+ds-2
Super Amazon S3 command line tool
https://github.com/bloomreach/s4cmd
sudo apt install s4cmd- Section: universe/utils
- Architecture: all
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: S4cmd
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
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- 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