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Install fblog with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix

Small command-line JSON log viewer. Version 4.17.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#fblog.

Install command Security notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install fblog

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install fblog

MacPorts ports tree · textproc/fblog/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#fblog

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

overview

Package summary

Small command-line JSON log viewer

Project links

Homepage

Commands and aliases

fblog

history

Project history and usage

fblog is a Rust command-line JSON log viewer for reading structured logs in a terminal.

Project history

The official GitHub repository was created in 2017. The upstream README presents fblog as a small command-line JSON log viewer and documents both Cargo and Homebrew installation paths.

Adoption history

The input package metadata shows fblog is packaged by Homebrew and Nix, while the upstream README also supports installation through Cargo.

How it is used

Package users install the `fblog` executable and can optionally add a TOML configuration file to control display behavior.

Why package nerds care

fblog is a compact example of the Rust CLI tooling pattern: single binary, structured-data focus, Cargo installability, and downstream packaging in Homebrew and Nix.

Timeline

2017: Official GitHub repository created.
2025: Latest GitHub release metadata lists v4.17.0.
2026: Repository metadata shows recent maintenance activity.

Related projects

Rust and Cargo are the upstream language/runtime and installation ecosystem referenced by the README.

Sources

Official GitHub release metadata.
Official GitHub repository metadata for brocode/fblog.
Official README.
input.source_facts.package-manager

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.

Linux: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/fblog.toml~/.config/fblog.toml
macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/fblog.toml
Windows: %APPDATA%\fblog.toml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`fblog`	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 version4.17.0

manager updated

local dataunknown

upstreamnot available

latest detectednot detected

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:fblog
Version	4.17.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Homepage	https://github.com/brocode/fblog
Repository	https://github.com/brocode/fblog
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%

fblog

nix profile install nixpkgs#fblog

normalized package name match
Matched by: Fblog

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fb/fblog/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

MacPorts95%