# Install rlwrap with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper

Readline wrapper: adds readline support to tools that lack it. Version 0.48 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-28. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install rlwrap.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:rlwrap
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install rlwrap
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install rlwrap
```

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

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add rlwrap
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rlwrap from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install rlwrap
```

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

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install rlwrap
```

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

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#rlwrap
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/rl/rlwrap/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S rlwrap
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: rlwrap from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install rlwrap
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: rlwrap from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:rlwrap
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 0.48
- **Source summary:** Readline wrapper: adds readline support to tools that lack it
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/hanslub42/rlwrap>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/hanslub42/rlwrap>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-28T14:21:41+09:00
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- rlwrap (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 0.48

## Security Notes

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

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

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - rlwrap - 0.46.1-1+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: rlwrap from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | readline feature command line wrapper | https://github.com/hanslub42/rlwrap
- Nix - rlwrap: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/rl/rlwrap/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - rlwrap - 0.46.1-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: rlwrap from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | readline feature command line wrapper | https://github.com/hanslub42/rlwrap
- apk - rlwrap - 0.48-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rlwrap from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | readline wrapper | https://github.com/hanslub42/rlwrap
- apk - rlwrap-doc - 0.48-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rlwrap-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | readline wrapper (documentation) | https://github.com/hanslub42/rlwrap
- dnf - rlwrap - 0.47.1-3.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: rlwrap from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Wrapper for GNU readline | https://github.com/hanslub42/rlwrap
- pacman - rlwrap - 0.48-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: rlwrap from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Adds readline-style editing and history to programs | https://github.com/hanslub42/rlwrap
- zypper - rlwrap - 0.48-1.5: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: rlwrap from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | A Readline Wrapper | https://github.com/hanslub42/rlwrap/
- MacPorts - rlwrap: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/rlwrap/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Combined YAML source

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


## Sources

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