# 使用 Homebrew, apk, scoop 安装 b2-tools

查看 b2-tools 的安装路径、可执行文件、元数据以及面向 AI 代理工作流的安全说明。

## 安装

```sh
sudo av install brew:b2-tools
```

其他安装命令:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install b2-tools
```

  证据: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add b2-tools
```

  证据: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: b2-tools from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

### Windows

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install main/b2
```

  证据: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/b2.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## 软件包事实

- **软件包键:** brew:b2-tools
- **软件包管理器:** Homebrew
- **软件包管理器页面:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/b2-tools>
- **版本:** 4.7.1
- **来源摘要:** B2 Cloud Storage Command-Line Tools
- **主页:** <https://github.com/Backblaze/B2_Command_Line_Tool>
- **仓库:** <https://github.com/Backblaze/B2_Command_Line_Tool>
- **许可证:** MIT
- **源码归档:** <https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/c9/81/d53f7f6826032f4a0e2e360de105d62b0be0a1a2ec6b69b7f7329caf7b0e/b2-4.7.1.tar.gz>
- **最后更新:** 2026-06-09T19:24:01Z
- **已生成:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00

## 可执行文件

- b2 (cli)
- b2v3 (cli)
- b2v4 (cli)
- b2 (别名)
- b2v3 (别名)
- b2v4 (别名)

## 依赖

- certifi
- python@3.14

## 安装行为

- post-install 钩子: 未定义
- Bottle: 可用 于 all

## 版本和新鲜度

- 页面生成时间: 2026-08-04
- 管理器版本: 4.7.1
- 管理器更新时间: 2026-06-09
- 本地数据: OK
- 上游仓库: https://github.com/Backblaze/B2_Command_Line_Tool
- 信息: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.
## 项目历史与用法

B2 Command Line Tool is Backblaze's official `b2` CLI for B2 Cloud Storage. It gives shell access to account, bucket, file, key, replication, listing, removal, and sync operations.

### 项目历史

Backblaze maintains the tool in the Backblaze/B2_Command_Line_Tool repository and publishes it as a Python package, standalone binaries, Docker image, and Homebrew package. The README describes it as command-line access to all capabilities of the B2 service.

The CLI has evolved across API-versioned command surfaces. The README documents the current guidance: use `b2` for the latest stable interactive interface, and use version-bound commands such as `b2v4` for long-running scripts that need stable behavior.

### 采用历史

B2 users adopted the CLI because object storage needs scriptable upload, download, sync, lifecycle, and key-management workflows. Backblaze's official docs recommend Homebrew as the quickest setup path for Mac users, while the input package facts also list apk and Scoop packages.

The tool is common in backup scripts and CI jobs because B2 is frequently used as low-cost object storage. Its versioned command aliases are especially package-nerdy: they let a package ship a newer implementation while preserving an older command contract for scripts.

### 使用方式

Typical usage starts with account authorization, then commands such as `b2 bucket list`, `b2 file upload`, `b2 ls`, `b2 sync`, and `b2 key create`. The official README and Backblaze docs state that `B2_ACCOUNT_INFO` selects the SQLite cache file for authentication information and that the default is `~/.b2_account_info`.

For containers, the README shows either passing `B2_APPLICATION_KEY` and `B2_APPLICATION_KEY_ID` each run or persisting authorization state in a mounted volume.

### 为什么软件包爱好者会关心

For package nerds, `b2-tools` is a neat collision between package name, executable name, and API-versioned command names: Homebrew installs `b2-tools`, users run `b2`, and scripts may choose `b2v4` for compatibility.

It is also a Python CLI with official binary and Docker distribution, so packaging choices affect startup time, dependencies, credential cache placement, and whether users get the newest API surface or a stable alias.

### 时间线

- 2020: Backblaze/B2_Command_Line_Tool GitHub Releases include the 2.x release line.
- 2020s: The README documents Homebrew, PyPI, standalone binaries, Docker, and source installs.
- 2020s: Version-bound commands such as `b2v3` and `b2v4` become part of the CLI compatibility model.

### Related projects

- Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage is the object-storage service managed by the CLI.
- The B2 Native API and S3-compatible API are related service interfaces.
- Backblaze's Docker image packages the same CLI for container workflows.

### 来源

- Backblaze official cloud storage command-line tools docs
- Backblaze/B2_Command_Line_Tool README and releases
- source_facts.package-manager


## 安全说明

infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.

- **Geiger 风险:** orange / 中
- infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal


## 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.


## Credential files

- Unix: ~/.b2_account_info
## 源数据库详情

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** b2-tools
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Conflicts With:** boost-build
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable

## 其他软件包管理器记录

- apk - b2-tools - 4.6.0-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: b2-tools from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Command-line tool for Backblaze B2 | https://github.com/Backblaze/B2_Command_Line_Tool
- apk - b2-tools-pyc - 4.6.0-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: b2-tools-pyc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Precompiled Python bytecode for b2-tools | https://github.com/Backblaze/B2_Command_Line_Tool
- Scoop - main/b2: installed executable or alias match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/b2.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## 相关链接

- [Cloud CLI packages](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/cloud-clis/) - Belongs to a cloud or infrastructure command family.
- [Source-control packages](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family.
- [Secret-risk packages](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals.
- [Terminal utility packages](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata.
- [python@3.14](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/python-3-14/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [qshell](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/qshell/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, cloud-storage.
- [minio](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/minio/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, cloud-storage, object-storage.
- [storj-uplink](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/storj-uplink/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, cloud-storage, object-storage.
- [gcsfuse](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/gcsfuse/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, cloud-storage, object-storage.
- [geesefs](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/geesefs/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, cloud-storage, object-storage.
- [s5cmd](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/s5cmd/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, cloud-storage.
- [garage](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/garage/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, object-storage.
- [filen-cli](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/filen-cli/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, cloud-storage.
- [s3ql](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/s3ql/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: certifi, cli, cloud, cloud-infrastructure, infrastructure.
- [s4cmd](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/s4cmd/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, cloud, cloud-infrastructure, cloud-storage, command-line.

## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/b2-tools.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/b2-tools.yml)


## 来源

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- package version freshness
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
