install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install shellharden

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install shellharden

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

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add shellharden

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

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#shellharden

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S shellharden

Arch Linux sync databases · shellharden · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

overview

Package summary

Bash syntax highlighter that encourages/fixes variables quoting

Project links

Commands and aliases

shellharden

history

Project history and usage

Shellharden highlights Bash syntax and proposes or applies changes intended to improve quoting and reduce reliance on unsafe word splitting or glob expansion.

Project history

The tool was originally known as Naziquote and was later renamed Shellharden. It developed into a Rust-based corrective Bash syntax highlighter focused chiefly on quoting and on semi-automating changes associated with ShellCheck guidance.

Adoption history

Shellharden is distributed as an official Rust crate and has also been packaged by multiple operating-system ecosystems, including Homebrew, Alpine, Arch, MacPorts, and Nix according to the supplied package metadata.

How it is used

The default mode behaves like cat with syntax highlighting and suggested additions or removals. Users may request transformation, but the maintainer explicitly requires human review because scripts can intentionally depend on unquoted shell behavior. Shellharden has no documented persistent configuration or credential files.

Why package nerds care

Shellharden occupies an unusual niche between a linter, syntax highlighter, and source-to-source fixer. Package maintainers value it because it can turn quoting advice into reviewable edits while retaining a deliberately conservative warning against blind transformation.

Timeline

Early project: Released under the former name Naziquote.
Later project: Renamed Shellharden and developed as a Rust package with corrective highlighting and transformation.
Current documentation: Distributed through Cargo and several system package managers.

Related projects

ShellCheck is the principal related project and prior art. Shellharden complements it by attempting corrective rewrites rather than only reporting problems.

Sources

https://github.com/anordal/shellharden#readme
https://github.com/anordal/shellharden/blob/master/how_to_do_things_safely_in_bash.md
source_facts.package-manager

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for shellharden. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

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

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`shellharden`	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 version4.3.2

manager updated2026-09-13

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv4.3.2

https://github.com/anordal/shellharden

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:shellharden
Version	4.3.2
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/shellharden
Homepage	https://github.com/anordal/shellharden
Repository	https://github.com/anordal/shellharden
License	MPL-2.0
Source archive	https://github.com/anordal/shellharden/archive/refs/tags/v4.3.2.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-09-13T09:36:45Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	rust
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	shellharden
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
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.

Nix95%

shellharden

nix profile install nixpkgs#shellharden

normalized package name match
Matched by: Shellharden

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

apk95%

shellharden 4.3.1-r0

The corrective bash syntax highlighter

https://github.com/anordal/shellharden

sudo apk add shellharden

License: MPL-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: shellharden
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Shellharden

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

apk95%

shellharden-doc 4.3.1-r0

The corrective bash syntax highlighter (documentation)

https://github.com/anordal/shellharden

sudo apk add shellharden-doc

License: MPL-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: shellharden
normalized package name match
Matched by: Shellharden

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

pacman95%

shellharden 4.3.2-1

Bash linter and syntax highlighter

https://github.com/anordal/shellharden

sudo pacman -S shellharden

License: MPL-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
2 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Shellharden

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

MacPorts95%

shellharden

sudo port install shellharden

normalized package name match
Matched by: Shellharden

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: devel/shellharden/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/shellharden.yml

Used sources

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 shellharden with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, pacman

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Package summary

Project links

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Project history and usage

Project history

Adoption history

How it is used

Why package nerds care

Timeline

Related projects

Sources

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Install behavior

Recommended review

Installed executables

Version and freshness

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