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Install rdb with Homebrew

Redis RDB parser. Version 1.3.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-09-13.

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brew install rdb

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overview

Package summary

Redis RDB parser

Commands and aliases

  • rdb

history

Project history and usage

rdb is a Go implementation of a Redis RDB snapshot parser. It provides both a command-line analysis tool and reusable functionality for applications that need to inspect or generate Redis snapshot data.

Project history

rdb was developed in Go as a Redis RDB parser for secondary development and memory analysis. Its README credits the earlier `redis-rdb-tools` project as an influence.

The project expanded from parsing and conversion into operational analysis features, including memory reports, biggest-key and hottest-key searches, prefix analysis, flame graphs, and RDB generation.

Adoption history

The project is distributed through Go's module tooling, downloadable release binaries, and Homebrew. The supplied package metadata currently records Homebrew as its package-manager channel.

How it is used

Typical commands convert a snapshot to JSON or AOF, generate a memory report, find the largest or hottest keys, summarize key prefixes, or launch a flame-graph view.

The input is normally a Redis `dump.rdb` file, with output paths and analysis modes supplied as command-line flags. No official persistent configuration or credentials file is documented.

Why package nerds care

rdb packages several common Redis snapshot-inspection jobs into one Go binary: format conversion, memory reporting, large-key discovery, LFU hot-key analysis, prefix aggregation, and flame graphs.

It is useful when operators need offline visibility into a Redis snapshot without loading the dataset into a running Redis server. The repository also exposes parser functionality for secondary development rather than limiting the project to its CLI.

Timeline

  • Initial project: A Go parser was created for Redis RDB secondary development and memory analysis.
  • Subsequent development: Conversion, reporting, big-key, hot-key, prefix, flame-graph, and snapshot-generation features were added.
  • Current releases: The official release series continues to track newer Redis RDB format versions and parser fixes.

Related projects

  • Redis produces the RDB snapshot format consumed by the tool.
  • redis-rdb-tools is explicitly credited by the project and provides a related snapshot-parsing workflow.

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 6 platform targets.
  • Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

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

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rdbcliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

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page generated2026-09-19
manager version1.3.2
manager updated2026-09-13
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.3.2

https://github.com/HDT3213/rdb

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:rdb
Version1.3.2
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/rdb
Homepagehttps://github.com/HDT3213/rdb/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/HDT3213/rdb
Upstream docshttps://github.com/HDT3213/rdb/
LicenseApache-2.0
Source archivehttps://github.com/HDT3213/rdb/archive/refs/tags/v1.3.2.tar.gz
Last updated2026-09-13T05:18:20Z
Pulseupdated
Build dependenciesgo
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namerdb
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
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  • stable

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