# Install bkt with Homebrew, apk, apt, Nix, winget CLI utility for caching the output of subprocesses. Version 0.8.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install bkt. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:bkt ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install bkt ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add bkt ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: bkt from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install bkt ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: bkt from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#bkt ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/bk/bkt/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Windows - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id AvivSinai.Bitbucket-CLI -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: AvivSinai.Bitbucket-CLI from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:bkt - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Version:** 0.8.2 - **Source summary:** CLI utility for caching the output of subprocesses - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00 ## Executables - bkt (alias) ## Install behavior - Bottle: not available ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-03 - Package-manager version: 0.8.2 ## Project history and usage bkt is a Rust CLI and library for caching subprocess invocations. It is a small systems utility for shell prompts, fuzzy finders, polling scripts, and other workflows where repeated command output can be reused. ### Project history The repository and crates.io package appeared in 2021. The README says bkt is pronounced 'bucket', is inspired by bash-cache, and wraps expensive process invocations so callers can reuse recent outputs without adding caching logic to their own programs. ### Adoption history bkt is distributed as a Rust crate, GitHub release binary, and Unix package through Homebrew, Debian/Ubuntu, Alpine, and Nix according to the supplied package facts. The README also tracks package-manager support and links Repology status. ### How it is used A typical invocation prefixes a command with bkt and a TTL, such as bkt --ttl=1m -- date. bkt caches stdout, stderr, and exit status, with options for stale refresh, working-directory and environment-sensitive keys, file modification checks, scopes, failure handling, and cache directory selection. ### Why package nerds care bkt matters to package nerds because it turns a recurring shell pattern into one binary with well-documented cache semantics. It is the kind of low-level CLI that quietly improves prompts and scripts without forcing every project to grow its own memoization layer. ### Timeline - 2021: bkt repository and crate are created. - 2021: The README documents bkt as inspired by bash-cache. - 2020s: bkt gains package-manager coverage across Homebrew, Debian/Ubuntu, Alpine, and Nix. - 2020s: GitHub releases provide precompiled binaries starting with 0.5. ### Related projects - bkt is directly related to bash-cache, which the README names as inspiration. - It complements shell tools such as fzf by caching expensive commands used in interactive interfaces. ### 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 ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - bkt - 0.6.1-2+b8: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: bkt from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | CLI and Rust library for caching subprocess invocations | https://bkt.rs/ - Nix - bkt: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/bk/bkt/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - bkt - 0.6.1-2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: bkt from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | CLI and Rust library for caching subprocess invocations | https://bkt.rs/ - apk - bkt - 0.8.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: bkt from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A subprocess caching utility | https://www.bkt.rs/ - apk - bkt-doc - 0.8.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: bkt-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A subprocess caching utility (documentation) | https://www.bkt.rs/ - winget - AvivSinai.Bitbucket-CLI: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: AvivSinai.Bitbucket-CLI from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/bkt.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/bkt.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - curated package history - pkgdb category and tag curation - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph