macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install direventlocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Install direvent with Homebrew, apt, Nix, zypper
Monitors events in the file system directories. Version 5.5 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-18. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install direvent.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install direventDebian stable package indexes · direvent · source: deb.debian.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#direventnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/di/direvent/package.nix · source: api.github.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install direventopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · direvent · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Monitors events in the file system directories
Project links
Commands and aliases
- direvent
history
Project history and usage
GNU Direvent is a directory event monitoring daemon that runs configured commands when filesystem changes occur.
Project history
GNU Direvent is maintained in Sergey Poznyakoff's GNU software area and documented as a daemon for reacting to events in preconfigured directories. Its manual emphasizes a uniform command-level interface over system-specific filesystem notification mechanisms.
Adoption history
The project sits in the Unix systems-administration tradition rather than the application-framework world. Its official documentation targets Linux and BSD-style systems, including FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, and Darwin, where filesystem event APIs differ but automation needs are similar.
How it is used
Users define watchers in /etc/direvent.conf or pass an alternate config file on the command line. Each watcher maps filesystem events to external commands, making the tool useful for immediate reactions to changes in important files or directories.
Why package nerds care
Direvent is interesting to package maintainers because it packages a portable daemon around a notoriously non-portable problem: reacting to filesystem changes across Unix kernels.
Timeline
- 2013: Documentation copyright period begins for GNU Direvent.
- 2019: Manual updated for GNU Direvent 5.2.
- 2026: Official project page remains maintained under the GNU Ukrainian software site.
Related projects
- Direvent belongs near other filesystem event tools and init-adjacent automation daemons, but its official documentation focuses on its own watcher configuration model.
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
/etc/direvent.conf
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
direvent | 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 version5.5
manager updated2026-07-18
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:direvent |
|---|---|
| Version | 5.5 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://www.gnu.org.ua/software/direvent/direvent.html |
| Last updated | 2026-07-18T05:16:21Z |
| 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.
Debian apt95%
direvent 5.2-1+b3
monitors events in the file system directories
https://www.gnu.org.ua/software/direvent/
sudo apt install direvent- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: direvent
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Direvent
Nix95%
direvent
nix profile install nixpkgs#direvent- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Direvent
Ubuntu apt95%
direvent 5.2-1
monitors events in the file system directories
https://www.gnu.org.ua/software/direvent/
sudo apt install direvent- Section: universe/utils
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Direvent
zypper95%
direvent 5.5-1.3
File system directory change monitoring tool
https://www.gnu.org/software/direvent/
sudo zypper install direvent- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: Productivity/File utilities
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: direvent
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Direvent
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