macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install mostlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install mostMacPorts ports tree · textproc/most/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 4386
Install most with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper
Powerful paging program. Version 5.2.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-09-13. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install most.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add mostAlpine Linux edge package indexes · most · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install mostDebian stable package indexes · most · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install mostFedora Rawhide package metadata · most · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#mostnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/mo/most/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S mostArch Linux sync databases · most · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install mostopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · most · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Powerful paging program
Project links
Commands and aliases
- most
history
Project history and usage
Most is John E. Davis's terminal pager, listed by Davis among his open software contributions alongside jed, S-Lang, and slrn. It occupies the same Unix command-line niche as more and less, but its identity has long been tied to richer terminal viewing: the project page describes support for Unix, VMS, MS-DOS, and Win32 systems, plus multiple windows and horizontal scrolling.
How it is used
The program is used as a read-only file browser for terminal sessions, especially when files are too wide or structured for a simple line-by-line pager. Debian's manual page highlights several of the features that explain its persistence in package managers: independent split windows, optional locked scrolling between windows, binary-file display, status-line progress, and modes that can wrap or truncate lines independently. In package-manager terms it is a small, old-school pager rather than a shell framework or editor, useful to users who want a pager with more screen layout control than less without leaving the terminal.
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 post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 12 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
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
~/.mostrc- Windows
most.rc
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
most | cli | global executable |
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 generated2026-09-19
manager version5.2.0
manager updated2026-09-13
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.jedsoft.org/most/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:most |
|---|---|
| Version | 5.2.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/most |
| Homepage | https://www.jedsoft.org/most/ |
| Upstream docs | https://www.jedsoft.org/most/ |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://www.jedsoft.org/releases/most/most-5.2.0.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-09-13T01:08:58Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | s-lang |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | most |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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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%
most 5.2.0-1.1
Pager program similar to more and less
sudo apt install most- Section: text
- Architecture: amd64
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Most
Nix95%
most
nix profile install nixpkgs#most- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Most
Ubuntu apt95%
most 5.2.0-1
Pager program similar to more and less
sudo apt install most- Section: universe/text
- Architecture: amd64
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Most
apk95%
most 5.2.0-r3
Powerful paging program for UNIX
sudo apk add most- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: most
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Most
apk95%
most-doc 5.2.0-r3
Powerful paging program for UNIX (documentation)
sudo apk add most-doc- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: most
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Most
dnf95%
most 5.2.0-11.fc45
more, less, most
http://www.jedsoft.org/releases/most/
sudo dnf install most- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: most
- 3 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Most
pacman95%
most 5.2.0-3
A terminal pager similar to 'more' and 'less'
https://www.jedsoft.org/most/index.html
sudo pacman -S most- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Most
zypper95%
most 5.2.0-1.14
File viewer and pager
sudo zypper install most- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Productivity/Text/Utilities
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: most
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Most
MacPorts95%
most
sudo port install most- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Most
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
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation