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Check your files for data corruption. Version 6.6.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-27.
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Package summary
Check your files for data corruption
Project links
Commands and aliases
- chkbit
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Project history and usage
chkbit is a file-integrity checker for detecting data corruption during transfers, backups, recovery, and related storage workflows.
Project history
The official GitHub history starts in 2019. The README and project site describe chkbit as a tool that hashes files, detects corruption, and in newer versions can detect duplicates and run deduplication on supported systems.
Adoption history
Homebrew and Nix package chkbit. The upstream documentation is intentionally package-manager-friendly, with a GitHub repository, Codeberg mirror, install page, usage page, and release notes in the README.
How it is used
Users initialize a directory tree in split mode, storing indexes in each directory, or atom mode, storing one index for the tree. They then add or update hashes and run chkbit check to verify files, especially before or after backup operations.
Why package nerds care
chkbit is interesting to package maintainers because it is a small, modern integrity tool in a space often served by scripts, rsync options, or filesystem-specific mechanisms. Its recent version line also adds deduplication without turning into a full backup suite.
Timeline
- 2019: First commits in the official chkbit repository.
- 2024: v4 and v5 release lines appear in official tags.
- 2025: v6 line introduces simplified CLI syntax, atom mode, fuse, and deduplication work in release notes.
- 2026: Homebrew tracks stable v6.6.0.
Related projects
- The README lists GitHub and Codeberg repositories. The usage model overlaps with backup verification, checksum catalogs, and deduplication tools, but chkbit remains a standalone CLI.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
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
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
.chkbitignore
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
chkbit | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
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 generated2026-08-03
manager version6.6.0
manager updated2026-07-27
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:chkbit |
|---|---|
| Version | 6.6.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://laktak.github.io/chkbit/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/laktak/chkbit |
| Last updated | 2026-07-27T22:03:46+02:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
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.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation