# Install shc with Homebrew, apk, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, apt

Shell Script Compiler. Version 4.0.3 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#shc.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:shc
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install shc
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install shc
```

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

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add shc
```

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

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install shc
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: shc 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#shc
```

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

- Ubuntu apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install shc
```

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

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:shc
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 4.0.3
- **Source summary:** Shell Script Compiler
- **Homepage:** <https://neurobin.github.io/shc>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/neurobin/shc>
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- shc (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 4.0.3

## Security Notes

generalized runtime or code generation signal.

- **Geiger risk:** yellow / medium
- generalized runtime or code generation signal

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - shc: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sh/shc/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - shc - 4.0.3-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: shc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Shell script compiler | https://neurobin.org/projects/softwares/unix/shc/
- apk - shc - 4.0.3-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: shc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A generic shell script compiler. | https://neurobin.org/projects/softwares/unix/shc/
- dnf - shc - 4.0.3-17.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: shc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Shell script compiler | https://neurobin.org/projects/softwares/unix/shc/
- MacPorts - shc: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: devel/shc/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/shc.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/shc.yml)


## Sources

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