macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install dashtlocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew / rank 7852
Install dasht with Homebrew, apk, Nix
Search API docs offline, in your terminal or browser. Version 2.4.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#dasht.
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Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add dashtAlpine Linux edge package indexes · dasht · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#dashtnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/da/dasht/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Search API docs offline, in your terminal or browser
Project links
Commands and aliases
- dasht
- dasht-docsets
- dasht-docsets-extract
- dasht-docsets-install
- dasht-docsets-remove
- dasht-docsets-update
- dasht-query-exec
- dasht-query-html
- dasht-query-line
- dasht-server
- dasht-server-http
history
Project history and usage
dasht is a POSIX-shell toolset for searching and browsing Dash docsets from a terminal or local browser.
Project history
The project published v1.0.0 in early 2016 and moved quickly to a v2.0.0 line the same year. Its README frames the name as a combination of Dash and terminal, and documents a collection of scripts for searching, serving, installing, and updating offline docsets.
Adoption history
dasht's adoption is centered on users who want Dash-style API documentation without leaving Unix shells, editors, or lightweight browser views. Official documentation covers package-manager installation, manual installation, shell completion, and Vim integration.
How it is used
The normal workflow is to install one or more docsets with `dasht-docsets-install`, search them with `dasht`, and optionally expose a browser search interface with `dasht-server`.
Why package nerds care
Package nerds care about dasht because it treats offline API documentation as command-line data: SQLite docset indexes, POSIX tools, manpages, shell completions, and editor integration instead of a GUI-only documentation browser.
Timeline
- 2016: v1.0.0 and v1.1.0 releases established the project.
- 2016: v2.0.0 introduced the second major release line.
- 2020: v2.4.0 was published as a tagged GitHub release.
Related projects
- dasht is built around Dash docsets and documents related use with Vim through the vim-dasht plugin.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:http,server
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.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
dasht | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
dasht-docsets | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
dasht-docsets-extract | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
dasht-docsets-install | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
dasht-docsets-remove | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
dasht-docsets-update | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
dasht-query-exec | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
dasht-query-html | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
dasht-query-line | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
dasht-server | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
dasht-server-http | 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 version2.4.0
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:dasht |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.4.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://sunaku.github.io/dasht |
| Repository | https://github.com/sunaku/dasht |
| 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%
dasht
nix profile install nixpkgs#dasht- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dasht
apk95%
dasht 2.4.0-r0
collection of shell scripts for searching, browsing, and managing API documentation from Dash
https://github.com/sunaku/dasht
sudo apk add dasht- License: ISC
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: dasht
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dasht
apk95%
dasht-doc 2.4.0-r0
collection of shell scripts for searching, browsing, and managing API documentation from Dash (documentation)
https://github.com/sunaku/dasht
sudo apk add dasht-doc- License: ISC
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: dasht
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dasht
apk95%
dasht-zsh-completion 2.4.0-r0
Zsh completions for dasht
https://github.com/sunaku/dasht
sudo apk add dasht-zsh-completion- License: ISC
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: dasht
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dasht
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 package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation