# Install smu with Homebrew, Nix Simple markup with markdown-like syntax. Version 1.5 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#smu. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:smu ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install smu ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#smu ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sm/smu/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:smu - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.5 - **Source summary:** Simple markup with markdown-like syntax - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00 ## Executables - smu (cli) - smu (alias) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-04 - Package-manager version: 1.5 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/Gottox/smu - Upstream latest detected: v1.5 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage smu is a small C command-line interpreter for a simplified Markdown-like markup language. ### Project history The official documentation says smu was started as a rewrite of Markdown but became a more lightweight and consistent language that does not support reference-style links. The official man page describes smu as a simple interpreter for a simplified Markdown dialect, and the repository license notice covers 2007-2014. ### Adoption history smu targets wiki-like environments and quick conversion of documents to HTML, according to the official documentation. Input package facts show smu packaged by Homebrew and Nix. ### How it is used The official man page documents `smu [-h] [-v] [-n] [file]`. The `-n` option escapes all HTML tags, while `-h` and `-v` print usage and version information. ### Why package nerds care smu is package-nerd friendly because it is a tiny C markup converter with no large runtime stack. It preserves the suckless-style pattern of a small command-line tool, a man page, and simple source builds. ### Timeline - 2007-2014: Official license notice covers Enno Boland's copyright years. - 2026: Official GitHub repository shows 19 tags. ### Related projects - The official documentation names Markdown as the starting point and main comparison. ### Sources - - - - source_facts.package-manager ## 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:** smu - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - smu: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sm/smu/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/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. - [enca](https://pkg.so/brew/enca/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, converter, developer-tools, text-processing. - [m4](https://pkg.so/brew/m4/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, text-processing. - [oniguruma](https://pkg.so/brew/oniguruma/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, text-processing. - [pandoc](https://pkg.so/brew/pandoc/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, markup. - [gnu-sed](https://pkg.so/brew/gnu-sed/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, text-processing. - [vale](https://pkg.so/brew/vale/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, markup. - [grep](https://pkg.so/brew/grep/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, text-processing. - [gawk](https://pkg.so/brew/gawk/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, text-processing. - [bsdconv](https://pkg.so/brew/bsdconv/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, converter, developer, developer-tools, processing. - [rargs](https://pkg.so/brew/rargs/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, like, processing. - [scws](https://pkg.so/brew/scws/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, processing, simple. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/smu.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/smu.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