# so を Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, scoop でインストール

so のインストール経路、実行ファイル、メタデータ、AI エージェント向けセキュリティノートを確認します。

## インストール

```sh
sudo av install brew:so
```

追加のインストールコマンド:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install so
```

  証拠: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install so
```

  証拠: MacPorts ports tree: devel/so/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add so
```

  証拠: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: so from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#so
```

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

### Windows

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install extras/so
```

  証拠: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/so.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## パッケージ情報

- **パッケージキー:** brew:so
- **パッケージマネージャ:** Homebrew
- **バージョン:** 0.4.10
- **ソース概要:** Terminal interface for StackOverflow
- **ホームページ:** <https://github.com/samtay/so>
- **リポジトリ:** <https://github.com/samtay/so>
- **最終更新:** 2026-07-28T15:10:42+02:00
- **生成日時:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## 実行可能ファイル

- so (エイリアス)

## インストール挙動

- Bottle: 利用不可

## バージョンと鮮度

- ページ生成日: 2026-08-03
- マネージャ版: 0.4.10
## プロジェクトの歴史と使われ方

so is a Rust terminal interface for Stack Overflow and the broader Stack Exchange network. It packages the familiar developer reflex of searching Stack Overflow into a terminal UI, with multi-site search, configurable search engines, and install paths across common package managers.

### プロジェクトの歴史

The git history shows an initial commit on May 30, 2020, followed by rapid 0.1 through 0.4 releases in June and July 2020. The changelog calls 0.3.5 the initial passable release and 0.4.0 the point where packaging, keybindings, and the changelog itself were formalized.

The README frames the program as more than a Stack Overflow-only client: it can search any number of Stack Exchange sites, and it distinguishes itself from similar terminal helpers by supporting simultaneous multi-site searches.

### 採用の歴史

Official installation docs list Arch AUR, FreeBSD ports, NetBSD pkgsrc, Homebrew, MacPorts, Scoop, crates.io, and release binaries. The changelog records Homebrew tap support in 0.4.0, a Homebrew core formula in 0.4.1, Windows/Scoop in 0.4.3, NetBSD in 0.4.5, and MacPorts in 0.4.10.

### 使われ方

The documented workflow is direct shell search: run so followed by a natural-language query, optionally choose Stack Exchange sites with --site/-s, and choose search backends such as StackExchange or Google. The configuration file stores defaults such as limit, lucky mode, sites, search_engine, copy_cmd, and api_key.

### パッケージ好きにとっての重要性

Package nerds care about so because it sits at the intersection of terminal UI culture, Rust CLI distribution, and developer knowledge retrieval. It is also a compact example of a personal CLI growing into multi-platform packaging across Unix, Windows, BSD, and Rust's cargo ecosystem.

### タイムライン

- 2020: Initial git commit.
- 2020: v0.1.0 first tagged release.
- 2020: v0.4.0 added Arch and Homebrew tap installation options.
- 2020: v0.4.1 added Homebrew core formula support.
- 2021: v0.4.5 added NetBSD installation documentation.
- 2024: v0.4.10 fixed Cloudflare blocking issues and added MacPorts installation documentation.

### Related projects

- The README explicitly compares so with how2 and howdoi, while positioning so around Stack Exchange network search rather than a single source.

### ソース

- Official git tags from https://github.com/samtay/so.git
- <https://github.com/samtay/so#readme>
- <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/samtay/so/master/CHANGELOG.md>
- <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/samtay/so/master/README.md>


## セキュリティノート

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger リスク:** グリーン / 低
- 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

- Linux: ~/.config/so/config.yml
- macOS: ~/Library/Preferences/io.Sam-Tay.so/config.yml
- Windows: %APPDATA%\Sam Tay\so\config.yml

## Credential files

- Linux: ~/.config/so/config.yml
- macOS: ~/Library/Preferences/io.Sam-Tay.so/config.yml
- Windows: %APPDATA%\Sam Tay\so\config.yml
## 他のパッケージマネージャ記録

- Nix - so: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/so/so/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- apk - so - 0.4.10-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: so from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Terminal interface for Stackoverflow | https://github.com/samtay/so
- MacPorts - so: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: devel/so/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Scoop - extras/so: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/so.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Combined YAML source

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


## ソース

- 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