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Install elvish with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget

Friendly and expressive shell. Version 0.21.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-26. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install elvish.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install elvish

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install elvish

MacPorts ports tree · shells/elvish/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add elvish

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

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install elvish

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

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install elvish

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · elvish · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#elvish

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S elvish

Arch Linux sync databases · elvish · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/elvish

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/elvish.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id elves.elvish -e

Windows Package Manager source index · elves.elvish · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Friendly and expressive shell

Commands and aliases

  • elvish

history

Project history and usage

Elvish is a Unix-style interactive shell and scripting language with structured values, lexical scoping, and built-in interactive features. The project describes itself as both a powerful scripting language and a shell, distributed as a statically linked binary for Linux, BSDs, macOS, and Windows.

Project history

Elvish has developed as a pre-1.0 shell that accepts breaking changes while remaining usable for scripting and interactive work. Its release notes show a long-running sequence from older 0.x releases to 0.21.0 in 2024, with the project explicitly warning users that compatibility can still change before 1.0.

Adoption history

Adoption has been strongest among shell users interested in a more structured alternative to traditional POSIX-family shells. The official README points to packaging status, package/tool lists, and multiple community chat channels, while the input package facts show it packaged across Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, Arch, Nix, MacPorts, Scoop, winget, and other systems.

How it is used

Elvish is used either as a login-style interactive shell or as a scripting language. Users customize interactive startup with rc.elv under the XDG config directory, keep libraries under elvish/lib search paths, and write scripts that can use Elvish's value channels, maps, functions, exceptions, and pipelines.

Why package nerds care

Elvish is interesting in package-manager terms because it is a single shell binary with cross-platform packaging but a non-POSIX language model. Installing it from a package manager is often the first experiment: users can try a modern shell without replacing system sh, then choose whether to adopt its rc.elv and library conventions.

Timeline

  • 2021: Elvish 0.17.0 release notes are published.
  • 2022: Elvish 0.18.0 release notes are published.
  • 2023: Elvish 0.19.1 release notes are published.
  • 2024: Elvish 0.20.x and 0.21.0 release notes are published.

Related projects

  • Elvish belongs to the family of alternative shells such as fish, nushell, and xonsh, but its official documentation emphasizes its own typed value model, lexical scoping, and interactive shell features rather than POSIX compatibility.

security posture

Risk level: yellow

generalized runtime or code generation signal.

Risk classifier

yellow risk · medium confidence · runtime

Why

  • generalized runtime or code generation signal

Signals

  • text:shell

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
~/.config/elvish/rc.elv~/.config/elvish/lib/*.elv

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
elvishexecutableindexed 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 version0.21.0
manager updated2026-07-26
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:elvish
Version0.21.0
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://elv.sh/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/elves/elvish
Last updated2026-07-26T04:11:37+02:00
Pulseupdated
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%

elvish 0.21.0-2+b7

Powerful scripting language & versatile interactive shell

https://elv.sh

sudo apt install elvish
  • Section: shells
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: elvish
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Elvish
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: elvish from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

elvish

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

elvish 0.20.1-1build1

Expressive programming language and versatile interactive shell

https://elv.sh

sudo apt install elvish
  • Section: universe/shells
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Elvish
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: elvish from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

elvish 0.21.0-r17

Friendly and expressive Unix shell

https://elv.sh/

sudo apk add elvish
  • License: BSD-2-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: elvish
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Elvish
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: elvish from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

elvish 0.21.0-14.fc45

Powerful scripting language & versatile interactive shell

https://github.com/elves/elvish

sudo dnf install elvish
  • License: BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause AND CC-BY-SA-4.0 AND EPL-1.0 AND MIT
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: elvish
  • 3 dependencies
  • 3 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Elvish
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: elvish from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

elvish 0.21.0-1

Versatile interactive shell & powerful scripting language in one

https://elv.sh

sudo pacman -S elvish
  • License: BSD
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Elvish
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: elvish from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
MacPorts95%

elvish

sudo port install elvish
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Elvish
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: shells/elvish/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Scoop95%

main/elvish

scoop install main/elvish
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Elvish
Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/elvish.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1
winget95%

elves.elvish

winget install --id elves.elvish -e
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Elvish
Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: elves.elvish from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

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