install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install scc

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install scc

MacPorts ports tree · devel/scc/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add scc

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · scc · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#scc

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/sc/scc/package.nix · source: api.github.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install scc

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

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/scc

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/scc.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id BenBoyter.scc -e

Windows Package Manager source index · BenBoyter.scc · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Fast and accurate code counter with complexity and COCOMO estimates

Project links

Commands and aliases

scc

history

Project history and usage

scc—expanded as Sloc Cloc and Code or Succinct Code Counter—is a fast Go-based source-code counter. It reports files, code, comments, blanks, complexity, and software-cost estimates across a broad language catalog.

Project history

Ben Boyter created scc as a fast, accurate alternative to tools such as cloc, SLOCCount, and tokei. Written in Go, it uses state-machine-based parsing to distinguish code, comments, strings, and blank lines across hundreds of languages.

The project expanded beyond line counting into complexity and COCOMO estimates, unique-lines-of-code analysis, CI output, badges, library use, and Git-history reports. Its official release series reached version 3.x and continues to add language definitions and analysis features.

Adoption history

scc is distributed across numerous operating-system package ecosystems, including Homebrew, Alpine, Nix, MacPorts, Scoop, WinGet, and openSUSE. The official project lists use by GitHub CodeQL, JetBrains Qodana, Scaleway, Linux Foundation LFX Insights, OpenEMS, and searchcode.com.

How it is used

Users typically run scc against files or directories to get a tabular language breakdown. Flags enable JSON and other formats, per-file output, complexity, COCOMO, unique-line, CI, and Git-history reports. Default options may be stored in a current-directory .sccconfig or an explicitly selected global configuration file.

Why package nerds care

scc belongs to the long-running family of source-line counters but combines speed with language-aware comment handling, complexity estimates, COCOMO cost estimates, unique-line metrics, and many output formats. Its short executable name and single-binary Go implementation make it particularly convenient in package-manager and CI workflows.

Timeline

2018: The public repository's early release line established scc as a Go-based code counter.
2026: The official project listed version 3.7.0 and 43 GitHub releases.

Related projects

cloc, SLOCCount, and tokei, cited by the project as comparable code counters.
searchcode.com, whose repository analysis is powered by scc.
sloc.xyz, which exposes scc-derived repository statistics as badges.

Sources

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.

local files

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

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: ./.sccconfigpath specified by SCC_CONFIG_PATHpath passed to --config

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`scc`	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 version4.1.0

manager updated2026-09-15

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv4.0.0

https://github.com/boyter/scc

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:scc
Version	4.1.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/scc
Homepage	https://github.com/boyter/scc/
Repository	https://github.com/boyter/scc
Upstream docs	https://github.com/boyter/scc/
License	MIT OR Unlicense
Source archive	https://github.com/boyter/scc/archive/refs/tags/v4.0.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-09-15T05:47:16+02:00
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, 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	scc
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head 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.

Nix95%

scc

nix profile install nixpkgs#scc

normalized package name match
Matched by: Scc

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

apk95%

scc 3.7.0-r4

Very fast accurate code counter with complexity calculations and COCOMO estimates written in pure Go

https://github.com/boyter/scc

sudo apk add scc

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: scc
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Scc

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

zypper95%

scc 3.6.0-1.7

CLI tool to report lines of code and other metrics

https://github.com/boyter/scc

sudo zypper install scc

License: MIT
Category: Development/Tools/Other
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: scc
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Scc

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

MacPorts95%

scc

sudo port install scc

normalized package name match
Matched by: Scc

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

Scoop95%

main/scc

scoop install main/scc

normalized package name match
Matched by: Scc

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/scc.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

winget95%

BenBoyter.scc

winget install --id BenBoyter.scc -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Scc

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: BenBoyter.scc from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

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/scc.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
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 scc with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, zypper, scoop, winget

Additional install commands

macOS

Linux

Windows

Package summary

Project links

Commands and aliases

Project history and usage

Project history

Adoption history

How it is used

Why package nerds care

Timeline

Related projects

Sources

Risk level: green

Risk classifier

Why

Signals

Install behavior

Recommended review

Configuration and credential file locations

Configuration files

Installed executables

Version and freshness

Package metadata

Source database details

Other package-manager records

Internal package links

Topical hubs

Related tools

Same workflow

Agent security guides

Generated from repository data

Combined YAML source

Used sources