macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install taglocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install tagMacPorts ports tree · sysutils/tag/Portfile · source: api.github.com
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Install tag with Homebrew, MacPorts
Manipulate and query tags on macOS files. Version 0.10 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with macports: sudo port install tag.
install
Additional install commands
overview
Package summary
Manipulate and query tags on macOS files
Project links
Commands and aliases
- tag
history
Project history and usage
`tag` is a macOS command-line utility for manipulating Finder tags on files and querying files by tag. It wraps a Finder-era desktop metadata feature in a scriptable Unix-style interface.
Project history
The public repository was created in October 2013, the same year Apple introduced Finder tags in OS X Mavericks. The README scopes the tool to Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks and later and describes operations for adding, removing, setting, matching, finding, listing, and counting tag usage.
Adoption history
The project is distributed through Homebrew and MacPorts according to the input package-manager facts. Its GitHub repository has remained a small single-purpose macOS utility rather than a cross-platform metadata framework.
How it is used
Users install the `tag` executable and run commands such as `tag --add`, `tag --remove`, `tag --set`, `tag --find`, `tag --match`, and `tag --list` against file paths. The README also documents recursive traversal, NUL-terminated output for pipelines, and tag queries limited by home, local, or network scopes.
Why package nerds care
Package nerds care about `tag` because it exposes macOS file tags to shell scripts, launch jobs, and package-manager-installed workflows. It is a classic Homebrew-style utility: tiny, platform-specific, and useful precisely because Apple provides the feature in the GUI but not as a portable Unix command.
Timeline
- 2013: Public GitHub repository created.
- 2013: README targets OS X Mavericks and later.
- 2026: Input package facts list Homebrew and MacPorts packages.
Related projects
- `tag` relates to macOS Finder tags, Spotlight metadata search, `mdfind`, shell pipelines, Homebrew, and MacPorts.
Sources
- https://api.github.com/repos/jdberry/tag
- https://github.com/jdberry/tag
- source_facts.package-manager
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
tag | 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 version0.10
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:tag |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.10 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/jdberry/tag/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/jdberry/tag |
| 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.
MacPorts95%
tag
sudo port install tag- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tag
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
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation