# Install vint with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, pacman Vim script Language Lint. Version 0.3.21 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with apk: sudo apk add vint. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:vint ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install vint ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install vint ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: devel/vint/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add vint ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: vint from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S vint ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: vint from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:vint - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.3.21 - **Source summary:** Vim script Language Lint - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00 ## Executables - vint (cli) - vint (alias) ## Dependencies - libyaml - python@3.14 ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-04 - Package-manager version: 0.3.21 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/Vimjas/vint - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage Vint is a Python-implemented linter for Vim script. Its README describes the project goal as a highly extensible, customizable, and high-performance Vim script language lint tool, with command-line use, editor integration, and policy-level configuration. ### Project history The GitHub repository was created in June 2014, and the PyPI package vim-vint shows a 0.1.0 upload in November 2014. The README and PyPI metadata preserve traces of the original Kuniwak/vint home while the maintained repository now lives under Vimjas/vint, reflecting the Vimjas organization stewardship used by Vim script tooling projects. ### How it is used Vint is used to lint Vimscript files and directories from the command line, emit plain or JSON output, and enforce or relax policies through command-line flags, .vintrc YAML files, and inline comments. The README also documents use through syntastic and vim-plug, which places it in the older Vim plugin quality-tooling ecosystem. ### Why package nerds care For package maintainers, Vint is notable less as a broad developer platform than as one of the few purpose-built static-analysis tools for Vimscript. It encodes style and correctness checks around a language that historically grew through editor configuration files and plugins rather than a large standalone tooling ecosystem. ### Timeline - 2014-06: The Vimjas/vint GitHub repository was created. - 2014-11: vim-vint 0.1.0 was uploaded to PyPI. - 2019-05: vim-vint 0.3.21, the current PyPI release observed during this run, was uploaded. - 2026: The GitHub repository remained unarchived and active enough to have recent metadata updates. ### Sources - - - - ## 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:** vint - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 2 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - apk - vint - 0.3.21-r10: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: vint from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Fast and Highly Extensible Vim script Language Lint | https://github.com/Vimjas/vint - apk - vint-pyc - 0.3.21-r10: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: vint-pyc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Precompiled Python bytecode for vint | https://github.com/Vimjas/vint - pacman - vint - 0.3.21-6: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: vint from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Lint tool for Vim script Language | https://github.com/Vimjas/vint - MacPorts - vint: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: devel/vint/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/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. - [python@3.14](https://pkg.so/brew/python-3-14/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [ruff](https://pkg.so/brew/ruff/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, linter, python. - [yamllint](https://pkg.so/brew/yamllint/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, linter, python. - [pylint](https://pkg.so/brew/pylint/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, linter, python. - [isort](https://pkg.so/brew/isort/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, linter, python. - [pyvim](https://pkg.so/brew/pyvim/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, python, vim. - [rst-lint](https://pkg.so/brew/rst-lint/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, linter, python. - [syntaxerl](https://pkg.so/brew/syntaxerl/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, linter, vim. - [uv](https://pkg.so/brew/uv/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, python. - [gdtoolkit](https://pkg.so/brew/gdtoolkit/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, libyaml, linter. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/vint.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/vint.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