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Install dtrx with Homebrew, apk, apt, MacPorts, Nix, zypper

Intelligent archive extraction. Version 8.7.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install dtrx.

Install commandSecurity notes

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install dtrx

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install dtrx

MacPorts ports tree · archivers/dtrx/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add dtrx

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dtrx · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install dtrx

Debian stable package indexes · dtrx · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#dtrx

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/dt/dtrx/package.nix · source: api.github.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install dtrx

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · dtrx · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Intelligent archive extraction

Commands and aliases

  • dtrx

history

Project history and usage

dtrx, short for 'Do The Right eXtraction', is a small command-line archive extractor that tries to make archive unpacking predictable. Its point is cultural as much as technical: stop remembering the right `tar`, `unzip`, `cpio`, or decompressor flags and run one command.

Project history

The current dtrx-py repository describes itself as a copy of Brett Smith's original dtrx project, with all credit attributed to the original author. The maintained Python 3 fork exists because the original Python 2-era package became difficult to keep in Linux distributions, with the README specifically citing Ubuntu 20.04+ removal from default package archives as motivation.

Adoption history

dtrx has a long tail in Unix package managers: Homebrew, Debian/Ubuntu, Alpine, MacPorts, Nix, and openSUSE-style packaging all carry or have carried it. The modern dtrx-py project publishes releases to PyPI and GitHub to keep the tool installable for Python 3 systems.

How it is used

Users run `dtrx archive.tar.gz` or equivalent archive names and let the tool choose extraction behavior. Its attraction is avoiding accidental directory clutter, wrong flags, or inconsistent behavior across archive formats.

Why package nerds care

dtrx is a classic package-nerd utility: tiny, opinionated, and memorable because it wraps a messy Unix tool surface into one command. The Python 2 to Python 3 maintenance story also mirrors a common distribution-maintenance pattern, where useful old scripts survive through community continuation projects.

Timeline

  • 2007: Original dtrx homepage published by Brett Smith.
  • 2020: dtrx-py GitHub repository created to carry Python 3 patches.
  • 2020s: dtrx-py releases are tagged and published to PyPI.

Related projects

  • Related tools include `tar`, `unzip`, `cpio`, `p7zip`, `unar`, and distribution archive helper scripts. The maintained project is directly related to Brett Smith's original dtrx repository.

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:archive

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

CommandKindExposureNote
dtrxexecutableindexed executableDiscovered 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 version8.7.1
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:dtrx
Version8.7.1
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://pypi.org/project/dtrx/
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone 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%

dtrx 8.5.3-3

intelligently extract multiple archive types

https://github.com/dtrx-py/dtrx

sudo apt install dtrx
  • Section: utils
  • Architecture: all
  • 11 dependencies
  • 3 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Dtrx
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: dtrx from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

dtrx

nix profile install nixpkgs#dtrx
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Dtrx
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/dt/dtrx/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

dtrx 8.5.3-1

intelligently extract multiple archive types

https://github.com/dtrx-py/dtrx

sudo apt install dtrx
  • Section: universe/utils
  • Architecture: all
  • 11 dependencies
  • 3 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Dtrx
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: dtrx from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

dtrx 8.5.3-r2

Do The Right eXtraction

http://www.brettcsmith.org/2007/dtrx/

sudo apk add dtrx
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: dtrx
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Dtrx
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dtrx from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

dtrx-pyc 8.5.3-r2

Precompiled Python bytecode for dtrx

http://www.brettcsmith.org/2007/dtrx/

sudo apk add dtrx-pyc
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: dtrx
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Dtrx
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dtrx-pyc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
zypper95%

dtrx 8.5.3-1.6

Intelligent Archive Extraction Tool

https://brettcsmith.org/2007/dtrx/

sudo zypper install dtrx
  • License: GPL-3.0-only
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: dtrx
  • 7 dependencies
  • 3 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Dtrx
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: dtrx from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

dtrx

sudo port install dtrx
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Dtrx
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: archivers/dtrx/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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.

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