# Install perltidy with Homebrew, apt, dnf

Indents and reformats Perl scripts to make them easier to read. Version 20260705 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-04. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install perltidy.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:perltidy
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install perltidy
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install perltidy
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: perltidy from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install perltidy
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: perltidy from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:perltidy
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 20260705
- **Source summary:** Indents and reformats Perl scripts to make them easier to read
- **Homepage:** <https://perltidy.sourceforge.net/>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-04T15:16:44Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- perltidy (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 20260705

## Security Notes

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals


## 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

- Unix: .perltidyrc, ~/.perltidyrc, /usr/local/etc/perltidyrc, /etc/perltidyrc
- Windows: perltidy.ini
## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - perltidy - 20250105-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: perltidy from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Perl script indenter and reformatter | https://perltidy.sourceforge.net/
- Ubuntu apt - perltidy - 20230309-2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: perltidy from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Perl script indenter and reformatter | https://perltidy.sourceforge.net/
- dnf - perltidy - 20260705-2.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: perltidy from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Tool for indenting and re-formatting Perl scripts | http://perltidy.sourceforge.net/


## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/perltidy.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/perltidy.yml)


## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph