macOS
Homebrew已验证 · 100%
brew install idutilslocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPorts已验证 · 94%
sudo port install idutilsMacPorts ports tree · devel/idutils/Portfile · 来源: api.github.com
安装
其他安装命令
Linux
Nix已验证 · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#idutilsnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/id/idutils/package.nix · 来源: api.github.com
openSUSE zypper已验证 · 92%
sudo zypper install idutilsopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · idutils · 来源: download.opensuse.org
概览
软件包摘要
ID database and query tools
项目链接
命令和别名
- aid
- defid
- eid
- fid
- fnid
- lid
- mkid
- xtokid
历史
项目历史与用法
GNU idutils is a family of command-line tools for building and querying an ID database: a token index over a set of files. The manual describes the database as containing file names, tokens, and a sparse matrix connecting tokens to the files where they appear.
The package sits in the lineage of pre-LSP code navigation: mkid builds the index, lid and related tools query it, and developers get fast answers about identifiers, includes, strings, and file names across large source trees.
项目历史
The mkid program predates GNU idutils. The historical notes preserved in the idutils source tree say Greg McGary posted mkid to comp.sources.unix in September 1987; Tom Horsley later led maintenance and released mkid2 in March 1991; McGary resumed maintenance until 2000.
GNU idutils generalized that idea into a suite: mkid for database creation, lid for token queries, fid for tokens in files, fnid for file-name lookup, xtokid for scanner testing, and historical specializations of lid. The GNU manual presents the tools as useful for large software projects and large text collections.
GNU release archives show packaged id-utils 3.2 in 1996, a 4.0 release in 2005, 4.x releases through 2012, and a Savannah git repository for the maintained source.
采用历史
idutils belongs to the older Unix developer-tool ecosystem alongside ctags, etags, grep, find, and early source browsers. Its adoption came from users who wanted a reusable token index before interactive IDE indexing became common.
Package metadata shows it remains available through Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, and openSUSE-style package names. That longevity matters: the tool has outlived many editor-specific indexing systems because it is small, scriptable, and independent of any single editor.
使用方式
A typical workflow is to run mkid over a source tree and then query the resulting database with lid or related commands. The manual's examples include finding files that reference a header, searching memos for a project token, and invoking an editor on files containing a function or variable.
Although ID originally stood for identifier, the manual is explicit that idutils indexes more than identifiers: it also treats numeric constants and some string contents as searchable tokens.
为什么软件包爱好者会关心
GNU idutils is interesting because it packages source-code navigation as plain Unix data plumbing. The ID database is a compact artifact that can be regenerated, moved, queried, and scripted without a language server or project model.
It also preserves a pre-web-search, pre-IDE philosophy of code search: build a specialized local index once, then answer many small questions quickly from shell commands.
时间线
- 1987-09: mkid is posted to comp.sources.unix.
- 1991-03: mkid2 is released to comp.sources.unix.
- 1996-08-12: id-utils 3.2 appears in GNU FTP archives.
- 2005-12-23: id-utils 4.0 appears in GNU FTP archives.
- 2010-06-17: idutils 4.5 appears in GNU FTP archives.
- 2012-02-03: idutils 4.6 appears in GNU FTP archives.
Related projects
- ctags, etags, grep, find, and later code-search tools such as GNU Global occupy adjacent code-navigation territory.
- The mkid lineage is the direct ancestor inside the idutils package history.
来源
安全态势
风险级别：blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
风险分类器
blue 风险 · 中 置信度 · tool
原因
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
信号
- text:database
安装行为
- 未记录 Homebrew bottle 元数据。
建议审查
在无人值守的代理使用前，请检查该工具是否读取明文凭据、写入远程状态、发布制品或调用插件。
可执行文件
已安装的可执行文件
| 命令 | 类型 | 暴露范围 | 备注 |
|---|---|---|---|
aid | 可执行文件 | 已索引可执行文件 | 从本地可执行文件索引发现。 |
defid | 可执行文件 | 已索引可执行文件 | 从本地可执行文件索引发现。 |
eid | 可执行文件 | 已索引可执行文件 | 从本地可执行文件索引发现。 |
fid | 可执行文件 | 已索引可执行文件 | 从本地可执行文件索引发现。 |
fnid | 可执行文件 | 已索引可执行文件 | 从本地可执行文件索引发现。 |
lid | 可执行文件 | 已索引可执行文件 | 从本地可执行文件索引发现。 |
mkid | 可执行文件 | 已索引可执行文件 | 从本地可执行文件索引发现。 |
xtokid | 可执行文件 | 已索引可执行文件 | 从本地可执行文件索引发现。 |
新鲜度
版本和新鲜度
这些信号区分页生成时间、软件包管理器活动和上游发布比较。只有存在证据 URL 和可比较版本时，才会提示版本落后。
页面生成时间2026-08-03
管理器版本4.6
管理器更新时间2026-06-09
本地数据未知
上游不可用
检测到的最新版本未检测到
- OK没有生成新鲜度警告。
安装元数据
软件包元数据
| 软件包键 | brew:idutils |
|---|---|
| 版本 | 4.6 |
| 软件包管理器 | Homebrew |
| 主页 | https://www.gnu.org/software/idutils/ |
| 最后更新 | 2026-06-09T14:55:45+02:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | 未记录 |
| 服务 | 未声明 |
源数据库匹配
其他软件包管理器记录
匹配项来自外部软件包管理器索引，并与本地 Automic Vault 软件包链接分开显示。
Nix95%
idutils
nix profile install nixpkgs#idutils- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Idutils
zypper95%
idutils 4.6-5.8
Language-Independent Identifier Database Tool
http://www.gnu.org/software/idutils/
sudo zypper install idutils- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Productivity/Text/Utilities
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: idutils
- 2 依赖
- 3 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Idutils
zypper95%
idutils-lang 4.6-5.8
Translations for package idutils
http://www.gnu.org/software/idutils/
sudo zypper install idutils-lang- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: System/Localization
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: idutils
- 1 依赖
- 3 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Idutils
MacPorts95%
idutils
sudo port install idutils- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Idutils
来源线索
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Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
使用的来源
- 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