macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install shtoollocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew / rank 4161
Install shtool with Homebrew, apt
GNU's portable shell tool. Version 2.0.8 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install shtool.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install shtoolDebian stable package indexes · shtool · source: deb.debian.org
overview
Package summary
GNU's portable shell tool
Project links
Commands and aliases
- shtool
- shtoolize
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 bottle metadata was recorded.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
shtool | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
shtoolize | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
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 generated2026-08-03
manager version2.0.8
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:shtool |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.8 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://www.gnu.org/software/shtool/ |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
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%
shtool 2.0.8-10
portable shell tool from the GNU project
https://www.gnu.org/software/shtool
sudo apt install shtool- Section: devel
- Architecture: all
- 1 dependencies
- 3 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Shtool
Ubuntu apt95%
shtool 2.0.8-10
portable shell tool from the GNU project
https://www.gnu.org/software/shtool
sudo apt install shtool- Section: devel
- Architecture: all
- 1 dependencies
- 3 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Shtool
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.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation