# Install sfk with Homebrew, scoop Command-line tools collection. Version 2.0.0.3 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with scoop: scoop install extras/sfk. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:sfk ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install sfk ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install extras/sfk ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/sfk.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:sfk - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.0.0.3 - **Source summary:** Command-line tools collection - **Homepage:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-2-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00 ## Executables - sfk (cli) - sfk (alias) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-04 - Package-manager version: 2.0.0.3 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: http://stahlworks.com/dev/swiss-file-knife.html - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage Swiss File Knife is a portable command-line multi-tool by J. Thumm/StahlWorks. Its official page positions it as one executable for file operations, text processing, simple networking, checksums, archive handling, scripting helpers, and inspection tasks across Windows, Linux, macOS, and Raspberry Pi. ### Project history The built-in help shown on the official page identifies the project as copyrighted 2006-2025 and distributed under a BSD license. The same page lists release 2.0.0 Base/XD Revision 3 dated April 12, 2025 and makes binaries plus source code available from StahlWorks and SourceForge. ### Adoption history SFK spread as a small portable utility rather than as a framework: the official documentation emphasizes no installation, USB-stick use, and downloadable binaries for several operating systems. The supplied package facts show it is packaged as Homebrew formula sfk and Scoop extras/sfk. ### How it is used Common use is as a single CLI toolbox for quick shell jobs: listing large or new files, converting line endings, searching and replacing text, comparing directories, finding duplicates, running ad hoc HTTP or FTP servers, generating checksums, and scripting repeated operations. ### Why package nerds care Package users care about SFK because it compresses many small Unix-like and cross-platform utility tasks into one portable binary. That makes it attractive in package managers as a low-dependency tool for rescue shells, Windows/Unix crossover workflows, and machines where a full suite of separate tools is inconvenient. ### Timeline - 2006: Official built-in help marks the start of the copyright range. - 2025: Official page lists version 2.0.0.3 / Release 2.0.0 Base/XD Revision 3 dated April 12, 2025. ### Related projects - The official StahlWorks page also points SFK users to Swiss File Knife Plus and Depeche View, two related StahlWorks tools. ### Sources - Official StahlWorks SFK page: title, feature list, platform support, downloads, source-code archive note, current version, built-in help, BSD license, and SFK_COLORS environment variable. - input.source_facts.package-manager: Homebrew and Scoop package names. ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** sfk - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Scoop - extras/sfk: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/sfk.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [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. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://pkg.so/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Web development packages](https://pkg.so/web-dev-tools/) - Matched web development metadata. - [file-formula](https://pkg.so/brew/file-formula/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, file-tools, system. - [trash-cli](https://pkg.so/brew/trash-cli/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, file-management, system. - [mtools](https://pkg.so/brew/mtools/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, file-management, system. - [atool](https://pkg.so/brew/atool/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, file-management, system. - [mmv](https://pkg.so/brew/mmv/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, file-management, system. - [g-ls](https://pkg.so/brew/g-ls/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, file-management, system. - [rmtrash](https://pkg.so/brew/rmtrash/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, file-management, system. - [gomi](https://pkg.so/brew/gomi/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, file-management, system. - [brename](https://pkg.so/brew/brename/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, command-line, file, file-management, line. - [rmw](https://pkg.so/brew/rmw/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, command-line, file, file-management, line. - [rnr](https://pkg.so/brew/rnr/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, command-line, file, file-management, line. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/sfk.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/sfk.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - pkgdb category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph