macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install clifmlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install clifmMacPorts ports tree · sysutils/clifm/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 5284
Install clifm with Homebrew, apk, dnf, MacPorts, Nix
Command-line Interface File Manager. Version 1.28 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-28. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#clifm.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add clifmAlpine Linux edge package indexes · clifm · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install clifmFedora Rawhide package metadata · clifm · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#clifmnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/cl/clifm/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Command-line Interface File Manager
Project links
Commands and aliases
- clifm
history
Project history and usage
CliFM is a shell-like command-line file manager: no GUI, no TUI menus, and a workflow centered on typed commands. Its official README emphasizes file-management features such as bookmarks, search, selections, previews, bulk rename, archive handling, trash, plugins, workspaces, autosuggestions, and shell-style command expansion.
Project history
The upstream GitHub repository was created in 2018. By the 1.x series, the project had grown from a command-line file browser into a feature-rich terminal file manager with profiles, plugins, keybindings, image previews, a directory jumper, remote filesystem operations, and many compatibility paths for old or constrained terminals.
Adoption history
CliFM's README links package installation through Linux package channels and OpenSUSE Build Service, while the batch input lists apk, dnf, Homebrew, MacPorts, and Nix entries. That distribution spread is notable for a file manager whose design intentionally avoids the more common curses-style TUI pattern.
How it is used
Users start clifm in a directory and manage files through short commands, entry list numbers, shell commands, tab completion, plugins, filters, previews, and profile-specific configuration. The official README says ordinary shell commands work, while the built-in help, man page, and wiki expose the richer file-management command set.
Why package nerds care
CliFM is interesting to package nerds because it is a terminal file manager that rejects the usual ncurses file-pane model. It packages as a small C-oriented Unix tool, runs across many Unix-like systems, and exposes optional integration points instead of hard depending on a desktop environment.
Timeline
- 2018: leo-arch/clifm GitHub repository created.
- 2025: The changelog shows active 1.24 through 1.26 feature releases, including terminal, image preview, keybinding, and filesystem improvements.
- 2026: The changelog lists 1.27 and 1.28 releases; the batch input lists apk, dnf, Homebrew, MacPorts, and Nix packaging.
Related projects
- CliFM's own README compares specific components with tools such as ranger's rifle and scope.sh, pistol, autojump, z.lua, and zoxide. In the broader package ecosystem it sits near terminal file managers like ranger, nnn, lf, vifm, and yazi, but keeps a command-line rather than full-screen TUI identity.
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
$CLIFMRC$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/clifm/profiles/PROFILE/clifmrc~/.config/clifm/profiles/PROFILE/clifmrc
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
clifm | 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 version1.28
manager updated2026-05-28
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:clifm |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.28 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/leo-arch/clifm |
| Repository | https://github.com/leo-arch/clifm |
| Last updated | 2026-05-28T04:27:54Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
clifm
nix profile install nixpkgs#clifm- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Clifm
apk95%
clifm 1.28-r1
CLI file manager
https://github.com/leo-arch/clifm
sudo apk add clifm- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: clifm
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Clifm
apk95%
clifm-bash-completion 1.28-r1
Bash completions for clifm
https://github.com/leo-arch/clifm
sudo apk add clifm-bash-completion- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: clifm
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Clifm
apk95%
clifm-doc 1.28-r1
CLI file manager (documentation)
https://github.com/leo-arch/clifm
sudo apk add clifm-doc- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: clifm
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Clifm
apk95%
clifm-fish-completion 1.28-r1
Fish completions for clifm
https://github.com/leo-arch/clifm
sudo apk add clifm-fish-completion- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: clifm
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Clifm
apk95%
clifm-zsh-completion 1.28-r1
Zsh completions for clifm
https://github.com/leo-arch/clifm
sudo apk add clifm-zsh-completion- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: clifm
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Clifm
dnf95%
clifm 1.28-2.fc45
Shell-like, command line terminal file manager
https://github.com/leo-arch/clifm
sudo dnf install clifm- License: GPL-2.0-only AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-3.0-only
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: clifm
- 9 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Clifm
MacPorts95%
clifm
sudo port install clifm- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Clifm
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
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation