macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install historianlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install histMacPorts ports tree · math/hist/Portfile · source: api.github.com
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Install historian with Homebrew, MacPorts
Command-line utility for managing shell history in a SQLite database. Version 0.0.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with macports: sudo port install hist.
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Additional install commands
overview
Package summary
Command-line utility for managing shell history in a SQLite database
Project links
Commands and aliases
- hist
history
Project history and usage
historian is a small shell-history utility that imports `~/.bash_history` into SQLite and exposes a `hist` command for config, import, search, and log viewing. It is a niche predecessor to later shell-history database tools.
Project history
The repository begins on 2017-04-10 with an initial commit. Tags 0.0.1 and 0.0.2 followed within days, and the README documents the utility as a command-line manager for shell history in a SQLite database.
The project is intentionally narrow: dedupe and import Bash history, store it in `~/.historian.db`, search it, and optionally run `hist import` from a shell profile.
Adoption history
Official adoption evidence is thin. Homebrew and MacPorts package records in the batch input indicate that the tool crossed from a personal script-style repository into package-manager distribution, but the official README does not describe a wider community.
How it is used
A user places the script directory on PATH or aliases `hist`, runs `hist import`, and searches with `hist search term` or shorthand `hist /term`. `hist config` prints paths for Bash history, the SQLite database, and sqlite3.
Why package nerds care
historian is package-nerd-interesting mainly because it captures the minimal SQLite shell-history idea in a tiny package: no daemon, no sync, no terminal UI, just import and query. That simplicity makes it a useful contrast with later tools such as hiSHtory and Atuin.
Timeline
- 2017-04-10: Initial commit.
- 2017-04-11: 0.0.1 is tagged.
- 2017-04-14: 0.0.2 is tagged.
- 2017: README documents import, config, search, and log workflows.
Related projects
- hiSHtory and Atuin are later, larger shell-history tools with contextual search and sync.
- SQLite is the core storage dependency documented by historian.
Sources
- Official Git repository tags and commits for timeline dates.
- Official README for feature scope, install, usage, and database paths.
security posture
Risk level: yellow
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. generalized runtime or code generation signal.
Risk classifier
yellow risk · medium confidence · runtime
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
- generalized runtime or code generation signal
Signals
- text:database,sql
- 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.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
hist | 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 version0.0.2
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:historian |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/jcsalterego/historian |
| Repository | https://github.com/jcsalterego/historian |
| 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.
MacPorts94%
hist
sudo port install hist- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Hist
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 package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation