install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install quotatool

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install quotatool

MacPorts ports tree · sysutils/quotatool/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install quotatool

Debian stable package indexes · quotatool · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install quotatool

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · quotatool · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install quotatool

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · quotatool · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Edit disk quotas from the command-line

Project links

Commands and aliases

quotatool

history

Project history and usage

quotatool is a longstanding command-line utility for setting user and group filesystem quotas, grace periods, block limits, and inode limits.

Project history

quotatool was developed as a command-line utility for editing filesystem quotas. Its codebase accumulated compatibility for multiple Linux quota formats and several Unix variants, along with manual pages and a traditional Autoconf build system.

The modern 1.8 development line narrowed active platform support to Linux, FreeBSD, and OpenBSD. The project directs macOS, AIX, Solaris, and NetBSD users to the maintained 1.7.x line.

Adoption history

quotatool has long been distributed by Unix-like operating-system package collections. Its official README currently names Debian-family distributions, Fedora and other Red Hat derivatives through EPEL, openSUSE, and Gentoo, matching its role as a small system-administration utility.

How it is used

Administrators identify a user or group, choose block or inode limits, and provide a filesystem mount point or device. The tool can set soft and hard limits, adjust them relatively, change grace periods, restart or delete quotas, and preview operations using dry-run and verbose options.

Why package nerds care

quotatool offers a script-friendly alternative to interactive quota editors. Package maintainers and administrators value its small Unix-tool design, support for user and group quotas, relative limit adjustments, dry-run behavior, and portability across Linux and BSD quota implementations.

Timeline

Early releases: Established a portable command-line interface for manipulating filesystem quotas across multiple Unix variants.
1.7.x: Became the compatibility line for platforms later removed from current development.
1.8 development line: Active support focuses on Linux, FreeBSD, and OpenBSD, with expanded real-kernel testing.

Related projects

quotatool serves a similar administrative role to `edquota`, but is designed for direct command-line and scripted changes rather than an interactive editor. It operates on the operating system's existing filesystem quota facilities.

Sources

Official changelog: https://github.com/ekenberg/quotatool/blob/master/ChangeLog
Official platform policy: https://github.com/ekenberg/quotatool/blob/master/PLATFORM-CHANGES.md
Official repository README: https://github.com/ekenberg/quotatool#readme

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 2 platform targets.

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
`quotatool`	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 version1.8.0

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/ekenberg/quotatool

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/ekenberg/quotatoolnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:quotatool
Version	1.8.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/quotatool
Homepage	https://quotatool.ekenberg.se/
Repository	https://github.com/ekenberg/quotatool
Upstream docs	https://quotatool.ekenberg.se/
License	GPL-2.0-or-later
Source archive	https://github.com/ekenberg/quotatool.git
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, 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	quotatool
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Requirements	linux
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

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%

quotatool 1:1.6.5-2

non-interactive command line tool to edit disk quotas

https://quotatool.ekenberg.se/

sudo apt install quotatool

Section: admin
Architecture: amd64
1 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Quotatool

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

Ubuntu apt95%

quotatool 1:1.6.3-1

non-interactive command line tool to edit disk quotas

https://quotatool.ekenberg.se/

sudo apt install quotatool

Section: universe/admin
Architecture: amd64
1 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Quotatool

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: quotatool from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

dnf95%

quotatool 1.8.0-2.fc45

Command-line utility for filesystem quotas

http://quotatool.ekenberg.se

sudo dnf install quotatool

License: GPL-2.0-only
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: quotatool
3 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Quotatool

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: quotatool from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/652278618dec9c023176a80c435a32a2c8154869fb0eb662c267a54df28d77d9-primary.xml.zst

zypper95%

quotatool 1.8.0-1.4

A utility for setting and manipulating filesystem quotas from the command line

https://quotatool.ekenberg.se

sudo zypper install quotatool

License: GPL-2.0-only
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: quotatool
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Quotatool

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: quotatool from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/d310d5a96106e1e8872a385adf98aaa23be9db5d80937a6717314e7e7f37715065c6c748ab7ccee6475d620b46979c0fe64235fc0c46988e17edf659578fcf31-primary.xml.zst

MacPorts95%

quotatool

sudo port install quotatool

normalized package name match
Matched by: Quotatool

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/quotatool/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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.

combined/quotatool.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
cross-ecosystem install command graph
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

Install quotatool with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, zypper