# 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
- **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>
- **已生成:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## 可执行文件

- chars (别名)

## 安装行为

- Bottle: 不可用

## 版本和新鲜度

- 页面生成时间: 2026-08-03
- 管理器版本: 0.7.0
## 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

## 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


## 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
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph