# direnv mit Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper, scoop, winget installieren
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## Installation
```sh
sudo av install brew:direnv
```
Weitere Installationsbefehle:
### macOS
- Homebrew (100%):
```sh
brew install direnv
```
Evidenz: local Homebrew formula metadata
- MacPorts (94%):
```sh
sudo port install direnv
```
Evidenz: MacPorts ports tree: devel/direnv/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
### Linux
- apk (92%):
```sh
sudo apk add direnv
```
Evidenz: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: direnv from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
- Debian apt (92%):
```sh
sudo apt install direnv
```
Evidenz: Debian stable package indexes: direnv from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
- dnf (92%):
```sh
sudo dnf install direnv
```
Evidenz: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: direnv from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst
- Nix (92%):
```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#direnv
```
Evidenz: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/di/direnv/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- pacman (92%):
```sh
sudo pacman -S direnv
```
Evidenz: Arch Linux sync databases: direnv from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
- zypper (92%):
```sh
sudo zypper install direnv
```
Evidenz: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: direnv from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
### Windows
- Scoop (92%):
```sh
scoop install main/direnv
```
Evidenz: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/direnv.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- winget (92%):
```sh
winget install --id direnv.direnv -e
```
Evidenz: Windows Package Manager source index: direnv.direnv from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix
## Paketfakten
- **Paketschlüssel:** brew:direnv
- **Paketmanager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 2.37.1
- **Quellzusammenfassung:** Load/unload environment variables based on $PWD
- **Homepage:**
- **Repository:**
- **Zuletzt aktualisiert:** 2026-07-21T09:31:34-04:00
- **Generiert:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00
## Executables
- direnv (Alias)
## Installationsverhalten
- Bottle: nicht verfügbar
## Version und Aktualität
- Seite generiert: 2026-08-03
- Manager-Version: 2.37.1
## Projektgeschichte und Nutzung
direnv is a shell extension for loading and unloading project-specific environment variables as the current working directory changes.
### Projektgeschichte
The project frames itself as a way to unclutter shell startup files: instead of putting every export in a global profile, a project can keep an authorized .envrc near its source tree. Its README and man page describe a small, language-agnostic executable that hooks into interactive shells and evaluates environment changes in a subprocess.
### Adoptionsgeschichte
Official installation documentation lists packages or install paths for Fedora, Arch Linux, Debian, Gentoo Guru, NetBSD pkgsrc-wip, NixOS, Homebrew, openSUSE, MacPorts, Ubuntu, GNU Guix, and Windows winget. That packaging spread matches direnv's role as cross-language glue for local development environments.
### Wie es verwendet wird
The common workflow is to install direnv, hook it into the user's shell, create a project .envrc, and explicitly allow that file before it is evaluated. The README highlights 12-factor environment variables, isolated development environments, deployment secrets, and integrations with tools such as Nix and language version managers.
### Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren
Package nerds care about direnv because it solves a small boundary problem cleanly: it lets shells, package managers, language managers, and project repositories cooperate without turning into a full environment manager.
### Zeitleiste
- 2011: GitHub repository created.
- 2019: direnv.toml manual documents the TOML config file path.
- 2025: v2.37.1 published on GitHub releases.
### Related projects
- The official README points users toward adjacent tools including Environment Modules, autoenv, zsh-autoenv, asdf, shadowenv, quickenv, and mise.
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## Sicherheitshinweise
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
- **Geiger-Risiko:** grün / niedrig
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
## Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
## Configuration files
- Unix: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/direnv/direnv.toml, ~/.config/direnv/direnv.toml, ~/.config/direnv/direnvrc, .envrc
## Andere Paketmanager-Einträge
- Debian apt - direnv - 2.32.1-2+b16: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: direnv from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Utility to set directory specific environment variables | http://direnv.net/
- Nix - direnv: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/di/direnv/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - direnv - 2.32.1-2build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: direnv from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Utility to set directory specific environment variables | http://direnv.net/
- apk - direnv - 2.37.1-r8: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: direnv from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Environment variable switcher for the shell | https://direnv.net
- apk - direnv-doc - 2.37.1-r8: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: direnv-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Environment variable switcher for the shell (documentation) | https://direnv.net
- apk - direnv-fish - 2.37.1-r8: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: direnv-fish from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | configuration hooks for fish | https://direnv.net
- dnf - direnv - 2.37.1-7.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: direnv from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Per-directory shell configuration tool | https://github.com/direnv/direnv
- pacman - direnv - 2.37.1-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: direnv from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A shell extension that manages your environment | https://direnv.net
- zypper - direnv - 2.37.1-1.7: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: direnv from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Environment switcher for shells | https://direnv.net/
- zypper - direnv-bash-completion - 2.37.1-1.7: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: direnv-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Bash Completion for direnv | https://direnv.net/
- zypper - direnv-fish-completion - 2.37.1-1.7: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: direnv-fish-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Fish Completion for direnv | https://direnv.net/
- zypper - direnv-zsh-completion - 2.37.1-1.7: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: direnv-zsh-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Zsh Completion for direnv | https://direnv.net/
- MacPorts - direnv: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: devel/direnv/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Scoop - main/direnv: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/direnv.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- winget - direnv.direnv: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: direnv.direnv from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix
## Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/direnv.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/direnv.yml)
## Quellen
- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph