# Install shallow-backup with Homebrew

Git-integrated backup tool for macOS and Linux devs. Version 6.6 via Homebrew; verified 2026-08-04.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:shallow-backup
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install shallow-backup
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:shallow-backup
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/shallow-backup>
- **Version:** 6.6
- **Source summary:** Git-integrated backup tool for macOS and Linux devs
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/alichtman/shallow-backup>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/alichtman/shallow-backup>
- **License:** MIT
- **Source archive:** <https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/16/25/621fbd73cadb2e18f56ea89ae602b2c93d88c77d9858ae16f541c523e9b3/shallow_backup-6.6.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-04T12:22:29Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00

## Executables

- shallow-backup (cli)
- shallow-backup (alias)

## Dependencies

- python@3.14

## Build dependencies

- maturin
- rust

## Install behavior

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

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-04
- Package-manager version: 6.6
- Package-manager updated: 2026-08-04
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/alichtman/shallow-backup
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for shallow-backup. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.


## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** shallow-backup
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 4
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable


## 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.
- [Archive and compression packages](https://pkg.so/archive-compression-tools/) - Matched archive or compression metadata.
- [Networking and protocol packages](https://pkg.so/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata.
- [python@3.14](https://pkg.so/brew/python-3-14/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [rust](https://pkg.so/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [maturin](https://pkg.so/brew/maturin/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [asimov](https://pkg.so/brew/asimov/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: backup, cli, macos, system.
- [restic](https://pkg.so/brew/restic/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: backup, cli, system.
- [duplicity](https://pkg.so/brew/duplicity/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: backup, cli, system.
- [kopia](https://pkg.so/brew/kopia/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: backup, cli, system.
- [plakar](https://pkg.so/brew/plakar/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: backup, cli, system.
- [rustic](https://pkg.so/brew/rustic/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: backup, cli, system.
- [bup](https://pkg.so/brew/bup/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: backup, cli, system.
- [dar](https://pkg.so/brew/dar/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: backup, cli, system.
- [trash-cli](https://pkg.so/brew/trash-cli/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, linux, python, python-3-14, system.
- [bpytop](https://pkg.so/brew/bpytop/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, linux, python, python-3-14, system.

## Combined YAML source

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


## Sources

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