# Install cheat with Homebrew, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper, scoop Create and view interactive cheat sheets for *nix commands. Version 5.1.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-25. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#cheat. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:cheat ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install cheat ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install cheat ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: devel/cheat/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install cheat ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cheat 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#cheat ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ch/cheat/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install cheat ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: cheat from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/cheat ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/cheat.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:cheat - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Version:** 5.1.0 - **Source summary:** Create and view interactive cheat sheets for *nix commands - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-25T14:20:49-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00 ## Executables - cheat (alias) ## Install behavior - Bottle: not available ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-03 - Package-manager version: 5.1.0 ## Project history and usage cheat is a command-line cheatsheet viewer and editor for Unix-style command reference, designed for commands that administrators use often enough to need quick reminders but not often enough to memorize. ### Project history The GitHub repository was created in July 2013. The README describes a CLI that reads plain-text cheatsheets, supports personal and community cheatpaths, can edit sheets, and can search or filter by name, regex, path, and tags. ### Adoption history cheat grew beyond a single executable into an ecosystem around the cheat/cheatsheets repository, which was created in October 2019 for community-sourced sheets. The official installation guide lists manual binaries, `go install`, and packages for AUR, Homebrew, Docker, Nix, and Snap; the batch input also records MacPorts, Fedora, openSUSE, Scoop, and other package-manager coverage. ### How it is used Typical use is `cheat tar` or another command name to print examples, `cheat -e` to edit or create a sheet, `cheat -l` or `cheat -b` to list sheets, and `cheat -s` or `cheat -r -s` to search sheet contents. ### Why package nerds care cheat matters to CLI/package-manager culture because it turns command examples into local, editable, packageable data. Its XDG config, generated shell completions, community sheet repository, and broad package-manager availability make it a familiar small tool in terminal setup lists. ### Timeline - 2013: GitHub repository created. - 2019: cheat/cheatsheets repository created for community-sourced sheets. - 2019: 3.0.0 release published on GitHub. - 2026: Current installation docs describe 5.0.0 release binaries. ### Related projects - cheat/cheatsheets provides community-sourced cheatsheets used by the tool. - Chroma is used for syntax highlighting according to the README. - The project overlaps culturally with man pages, tldr-style pages, and shell-completion-driven command reference tools. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - 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: ~/.config/cheat/conf.yml, path set by CHEAT_CONFIG_PATH ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - cheat: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ch/cheat/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - dnf - cheat - 4.4.2-15.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cheat from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Help for various commands and their use cases | https://github.com/cheat/cheat - dnf - cheat-bash-completion - 4.4.2-15.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cheat-bash-completion from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Bash completion support for cheat | https://github.com/cheat/cheat - dnf - cheat-community-cheatsheets - 4.4.2-15.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cheat-community-cheatsheets from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Cheatsheets created by community for cheat | https://github.com/cheat/cheatsheets - dnf - cheat-fish-completion - 4.4.2-15.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cheat-fish-completion from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Fish completion support for cheat | https://github.com/cheat/cheat - dnf - cheat-zsh-completion - 4.4.2-15.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cheat-zsh-completion from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Zsh completion support for cheat | https://github.com/cheat/cheat - zypper - cheat - 5.1.0-2.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: cheat from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Allows you to create and view interactive cheatsheets on the command-line | https://github.com/cheat/cheat - MacPorts - cheat: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: devel/cheat/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Scoop - main/cheat: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/cheat.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/cheat.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/cheat.yml) ## Sources - 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