# 使用 Homebrew, Nix 安装 chars

查看 chars 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:chars
```

其他安装命令:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install chars
```

  证据: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#chars
```

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

## 软件包事实

- **软件包键:** brew:chars
- **软件包管理器:** Homebrew
- **软件包管理器页面:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/chars>
- **版本:** 0.7.0
- **来源摘要:** Command-line tool to display information about unicode characters
- **主页:** <https://github.com/boinkor-net/chars/>
- **仓库:** <https://github.com/boinkor-net/chars>
- **上游文档:** <https://github.com/boinkor-net/chars/>
- **许可证:** MIT
- **源码归档:** <https://github.com/boinkor-net/chars/archive/refs/tags/v0.7.0.tar.gz>
- **已生成:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00

## 可执行文件

- chars (cli)
- chars (别名)

## 构建依赖

- rust

## 安装行为

- post-install 钩子: 未定义
- Bottle: 可用 于 arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux

## 版本和新鲜度

- 页面生成时间: 2026-08-04
- 管理器版本: 0.7.0
- 本地数据: OK
- 上游仓库: https://github.com/boinkor-net/chars
- 检测到的最新版本: v0.7.0 (当前)
- 信息: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
## 项目历史与用法

Cha(rs) is a command-line Unicode and ASCII character inspection tool.

### 项目历史

The official README presents Cha(rs) as a Rust command-line tool for displaying names and codes for ASCII and Unicode characters or code points. It explicitly positions the project as inspired by classic ascii(1)-style lookup tools while extending the idea to Unicode and control-character edge cases.

### 采用历史

The README documents installation from source with cargo install and points to operating-system packages including Arch Linux AUR, Homebrew, and Chocolatey. Homebrew packages version 0.7.0 and reports small but steady install counts.

### 使用方式

Typical usage is running chars with a literal character, a Unicode code point such as U+1F63C, or an ambiguous numeric code, then reading the printed encodings, width, quote form, and Unicode name.

### 为什么软件包爱好者会关心

Cha(rs) is package-nerd interesting because it turns Unicode database lookup into a tiny terminal utility distributed through Rust and OS package managers, filling the same quick-reference role that ascii(1) filled for older character sets.

### 时间线

- 2026: Homebrew formula metadata lists chars 0.7.0 and packages Linux and macOS bottles.
- 2026: Official repository README documents Cargo, Homebrew, AUR, Chocolatey, and source install paths.

### Related projects

- ascii(1)-style character lookup tools are named as inspiration in the official README.
- Rust Cargo is the source and crate installation path documented by the official README.

### 来源

- <https://formulae.brew.sh/api/formula/chars.json>
- <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/chars>
- <https://github.com/boinkor-net/chars#readme>


## 安全说明

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger 风险:** 绿色 / 低
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## 源数据库详情

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** chars
- **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

## 其他软件包管理器记录

- Nix - chars: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ch/chars/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## 相关链接

- [Source-control packages](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family.
- [Terminal utility packages](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata.
- [Text processing packages](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata.
- [Developer build packages](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata.
- [rust](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [starship](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/starship/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust, terminal.
- [tealdeer](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/tealdeer/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust, terminal.
- [helix](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/helix/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust, terminal.
- [sk](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/sk/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust, terminal.
- [sd](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/sd/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust, text-processing.
- [gitui](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/gitui/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust, terminal.
- [moor](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/moor/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust, terminal.
- [gitu](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/gitu/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust, terminal.
- [uni](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/uni/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, command-line, developer, developer-tools, line.
- [angle-grinder](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/angle-grinder/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, command-line, developer, developer-tools, line.

## Combined YAML source

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


## 来源

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