install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install shfmt

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install shfmt

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

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add shfmt

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

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install shfmt

Debian stable package indexes · shfmt · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#shfmt

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S shfmt

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

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install shfmt

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

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/shfmt

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

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id mvdan.shfmt -e

Windows Package Manager source index · mvdan.shfmt · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Autoformat shell script source code

Project links

Commands and aliases

shfmt

history

Project history and usage

shfmt is the command-line formatter supplied by the mvdan/sh Go project. It parses and rewrites shell source using a consistent style and supports POSIX shell, Bash, mksh, and zsh-oriented syntax.

Project history

shfmt is developed within Daniel Martí's mvdan/sh project, a Go implementation of shell parsing, formatting, and interpretation. Version 3 documentation is published under the mvdan.cc/sh/v3 module path.

The project has also supported JavaScript-facing integrations. Its README records that the older mvdan-sh package was archived in favor of the third-party sh-syntax WASM package.

Adoption history

The official README lists packaging across Alpine, Arch, Debian, Fedora, FreeBSD, Homebrew, MacPorts, NixOS, OpenSUSE, Scoop, Snapcraft, Void, and webi, plus release images on Docker. This unusually broad distribution makes shfmt readily available in developer workstations and CI systems.

How it is used

Typical use is `shfmt -l -w script.sh` to list and rewrite shell files. Formatting behavior can be supplied through a project `.editorconfig`, making the tool suitable for editor hooks, pre-commit checks, and CI formatting gates.

The official project also publishes container images, allowing formatting without installing a host binary.

Why package nerds care

shfmt is the shell ecosystem's prominent opinionated formatter. Package enthusiasts value its broad package-manager coverage, single Go binary, EditorConfig support, and applicability to POSIX shell, Bash, mksh, and related dialects.

Timeline

Version 3 era: The project adopted the mvdan.cc/sh/v3 Go module path.
2025: v3.12.0 added EditorConfig control for simplify and minify behavior.

Related projects

The mvdan/sh repository also contains the shell syntax, expansion, and interpreter libraries and the gosh proof-of-concept interpreter.
The official README lists editor and automation integrations including vscode-shfmt, shfmt.el, neoformat, pre-commit-shfmt, and prettier-plugin-sh.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: yellow

generalized runtime or code generation signal.

Risk classifier

yellow risk · medium confidence · runtime

Why

generalized runtime or code generation signal

Signals

text:shell

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 5 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 2 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: <project-root>/.editorconfig

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`shfmt`	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 version3.14.1

manager updated2026-09-13

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv3.14.0

https://github.com/mvdan/sh

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:shfmt
Version	3.14.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/shfmt
Homepage	https://github.com/mvdan/sh
Repository	https://github.com/mvdan/sh
License	BSD-3-Clause
Source archive	https://github.com/mvdan/sh/archive/refs/tags/v3.14.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-09-13T13:33:22+02:00
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	go, scdoc
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, 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	shfmt
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.

Debian apt95%

shfmt 3.8.0-1+b8

format shell programs

https://github.com/mvdan/sh

sudo apt install shfmt

Section: utils
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: golang-mvdan-sh
normalized package name match
Matched by: Shfmt

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

Nix95%

shfmt

nix profile install nixpkgs#shfmt

normalized package name match
Matched by: Shfmt

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

Ubuntu apt95%

shfmt 3.8.0-1

format shell programs

https://github.com/mvdan/sh

sudo apt install shfmt

Section: universe/utils
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: golang-mvdan-sh
normalized package name match
Matched by: Shfmt

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

apk95%

shfmt 3.13.1-r2

A shell parser, formatter, and interpreter (sh/bash/mksh)

https://mvdan.cc/sh

sudo apk add shfmt

License: BSD-3-Clause
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: shfmt
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Shfmt

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

apk95%

shfmt-doc 3.13.1-r2

A shell parser, formatter, and interpreter (sh/bash/mksh) (documentation)

https://mvdan.cc/sh

sudo apk add shfmt-doc

License: BSD-3-Clause
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: shfmt
normalized package name match
Matched by: Shfmt

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

pacman95%

shfmt 3.13.1-1

Format shell programs

https://github.com/mvdan/sh

sudo pacman -S shfmt

License: BSD-3-Clause
Architecture: x86_64
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Shfmt

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

zypper95%

shfmt 3.12.0-1.7

A shell formatter with bash support

https://github.com/mvdan/sh

sudo zypper install shfmt

License: BSD-3-Clause
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: shfmt
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Shfmt

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

MacPorts95%

shfmt

sudo port install shfmt

normalized package name match
Matched by: Shfmt

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

Scoop95%

main/shfmt

scoop install main/shfmt

normalized package name match
Matched by: Shfmt

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

winget95%

mvdan.shfmt

winget install --id mvdan.shfmt -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Shfmt

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: mvdan.shfmt 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/shfmt.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 shfmt with Homebrew, apk, apt, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, 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: yellow

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