macOS
brew install fitslocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Prüfe Installationswege, Executables, Metadaten und Sicherheitshinweise für fits in AI-Agent-Workflows.
Installation
brew install fitslocal Homebrew formula metadata
Überblick
File Information Tool Set
Verlauf
FITS, the File Information Tool Set, is a Java command-line tool from Harvard Library Technology Services for identifying, validating, and extracting technical metadata from many file formats.
The official project description presents FITS as a wrapper that invokes and manages output from several open source characterization tools, converts their outputs into a common format, compares them, and consolidates the result into one XML output file.
The current GitHub repository was created in 2013. The release line visible on GitHub includes the late 0.8.x series, 1.0.x releases in 2016 and 2017, 1.2 and 1.3 in 2017-2018, 1.4 and 1.5 in 2018-2019, and 1.6.0 in January 2023.
FITS adoption is strongest in digital preservation and repository operations, where repeatable file characterization matters more than a single detector's answer. Its documentation points to command-line use, a Java API, Docker workflows, and a separate FITS Web Service for deployment in application servers.
Common usage runs FITS against a file or directory, optionally writing XML output to a file. Operators can use the bundled scripts, Docker image builds from release artifacts, custom FITS XML configuration, and Java API integration.
Package maintainers care about FITS because it bundles and coordinates heavyweight external tools such as ExifTool, JHOVE, Tika, MediaInfo, file, and jpylyzer. That makes versioning, Java compatibility, native helper binaries, and reproducible output part of the package story.
Sicherheitslage
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
blue Risiko · mittel Konfidenz · tool
Prüfe vor unbeaufsichtigter Agent-Nutzung, ob das Tool Klartext-Credentials liest, Remote-Zustand schreibt, Artefakte veröffentlicht oder Plugins ausführt.
local files
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.
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
xml/fits.xmlxml/fits_format_tree.xmlxml/fits_xml_map.xmlxml/format_map.txtxml/mime_map.txtxml/mime_to_format_map.txtExecutables
| Befehl | Art | Sichtbarkeit | Hinweis |
|---|---|---|---|
fits | cli | globales Executable | |
fits-ngserver | cli | globales Executable |
Aktualität
Diese Signale trennen das Alter der Seitengenerierung, Aktivität des Paketmanagers und Upstream-Release-Vergleich. Versionsrückstand wird nur gemeldet, wenn eine Evidenz-URL und vergleichbare Versionen vorhanden sind.
https://github.com/harvard-lts/fits
Installationsmetadaten
| Paketschlüssel | brew:fits |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.6.0 |
| Paketmanager | Homebrew |
| Paketmanager-Seite | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/fits |
| Homepage | https://harvard-lts.github.io/fits/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/harvard-lts/fits |
| Upstream-Dokumentation | https://github.com/harvard-lts/fits/wiki/Developer-Manual |
| Lizenz | LGPL-2.1-only |
| Quellarchiv | https://github.com/harvard-lts/fits/releases/download/1.6.0/fits-1.6.0.zip |
| Abhängigkeiten | exiftool, libmediainfo, openjdk |
| Bottle | verfügbar (auf arm64_big_sur, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, monterey, sonoma, ventura) |
| Homebrew post-install | nicht definiert |
| Dienst | keiner deklariert |
Registry-Fakten
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | fits |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Requirements |
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| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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Quellspur
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View the package source record on GitHub.