macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install eg-exampleslocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew / rank 6795
Install eg-examples with Homebrew, dnf
Useful examples at the command-line. Version 1.2.3 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with dnf: sudo dnf install eg.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install egFedora Rawhide package metadata · eg · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
overview
Package summary
Useful examples at the command-line
Project links
Commands and aliases
- eg
history
Project history and usage
eg is a command-line examples browser: a companion to man pages that shows short, practical examples for common Unix commands.
Project history
The srsudar/eg repository was created in 2015. Its README says the name comes from exempli gratia and positions the tool as a way to get examples for commands like find and tar without reading a full manual page.
Adoption history
eg was packaged for both pip and Homebrew, with the Homebrew formula named eg-examples to avoid colliding with the separate Expert Guide package named eg. The README also documents running from source with a symlink to eg_exec.py.
How it is used
Users run eg followed by a program name, such as eg find, or run eg --list to see available example topics. Example files live as Markdown in an examples directory, and output is normally paged through less while respecting PAGER.
The tool supports custom example directories, an XDG config file at $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/eg/egrc, a legacy ~/.egrc location, color settings, squeezed output, substitutions, and custom pagers.
Why package nerds care
eg-examples is a neat package-manager corner case: the upstream command is simply eg, but the Homebrew package name is disambiguated because another historical terminal tool already owns the eg formula name.
Timeline
- 2015: Public GitHub repository created.
- 2015: v1.0.0 tag appears in the upstream tag history.
- 2025: Repository still receives updates according to GitHub metadata.
Related projects
- Related projects include man, tldr-style command examples, pager tools such as less, and the unrelated davep/eg Expert Guide reader that explains the Homebrew naming distinction.
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
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/eg/egrc~/.egrc
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
eg | 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 version1.2.3
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:eg-examples |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.3 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/srsudar/eg |
| 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.
dnf92%
eg 1.7.5.2-44.fc45
Git for mere mortals
http://www.gnome.org/~newren/eg/
sudo dnf install eg- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: eg
- 4 dependencies
- 1 provides
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Eg
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