install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install zfind

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#zfind

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/zf/zfind/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Search for files (even inside tar/zip/7z/rar) using a SQL-WHERE filter

Project links

Commands and aliases

zfind

history

Project history and usage

zfind is a Go command-line file search tool that applies an SQL-WHERE-like filter language to filesystem metadata and can search inside archive formats such as tar, zip, 7z, and rar.

Project history

Public source material is thin and mostly current-facing: the README identifies GitHub and Codeberg mirrors and documents the SQL-like query model rather than a detailed origin story. That is enough to characterize the tool, but not enough for a deep adoption history.

How it is used

The basic command shape is zfind <where> [<path>...]. Example filters include size comparisons, date comparisons, archive type checks, SQL LIKE-style name filters, regex-like name filters, extension membership tests, and output modes such as long listing and CSV.

Why package nerds care

zfind is interesting because it packages file discovery as a query-language problem. For users who already think in SQL predicates, it replaces a pile of find flags and archive-specific commands with one compact filter syntax.

Related projects

fselect is a related SQL-like filesystem query tool.
fd and find cover adjacent file-search territory but do not focus on archive traversal plus SQL-WHERE-style predicates in the same way.

Sources

https://github.com/laktak/zfind

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

text:sql

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`zfind`	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 generated2026-08-04

manager version0.4.7

manager updated2026-07-25

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.4.7

https://github.com/laktak/zfind

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:zfind
Version	0.4.7
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/zfind
Homepage	https://github.com/laktak/zfind
Repository	https://github.com/laktak/zfind
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/laktak/zfind/archive/refs/tags/v0.4.7.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-07-25T21:32:29+02:00
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	zfind
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

zfind

nix profile install nixpkgs#zfind

normalized package name match
Matched by: Zfind

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/zf/zfind/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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.

combined/zfind.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
cross-ecosystem install command graph
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

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