macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install pstreelocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install pstreeMacPorts ports tree · sysutils/pstree/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 1564
Install pstree with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix
Show ps output as a tree. Version 2.40 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#pstree.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add pstreeAlpine Linux edge package indexes · pstree · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#pstreenixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ps/pstree/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Show ps output as a tree
Project links
Commands and aliases
- pstree
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.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
pstree | 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 version2.40
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:pstree |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.40 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/FredHucht/pstree |
| Repository | https://github.com/FredHucht/pstree |
| 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%
pstree
nix profile install nixpkgs#pstree- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pstree
apk95%
pstree 2.40-r2
A small tool to list processes as a tree
https://github.com/FredHucht/pstree
sudo apk add pstree- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pstree
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pstree
apk95%
pstree-doc 2.40-r2
A small tool to list processes as a tree (documentation)
https://github.com/FredHucht/pstree
sudo apk add pstree-doc- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pstree
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pstree
MacPorts95%
pstree
sudo port install pstree- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pstree
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
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation