# Install lsof

Utility to list open files. Version 4.99.6 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:lsof
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install lsof
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add lsof
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: lsof from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install liblsof-dev
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: liblsof-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install lsof
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: lsof from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#lsof
```

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

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S lsof
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: lsof from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

- Ubuntu apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install lsof
```

  Evidence: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: lsof from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install liblsof0
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: liblsof0 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:lsof
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/lsof>
- **Version:** 4.99.6
- **Source summary:** Utility to list open files
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/lsof-org/lsof>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/lsof-org/lsof>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://lsof.readthedocs.io/en/latest>
- **License:** lsof
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/lsof-org/lsof/archive/refs/tags/4.99.6.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- lsof (cli)
- lsof (alias)

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 4.99.6
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/lsof-org/lsof
- Upstream latest detected: 4.99.6 (current)
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.

## Sicherheitshinweise

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Source Database Details

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

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - liblsof-dev - 4.99.4+dfsg-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: liblsof-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | utility to list open files (development files) | https://github.com/lsof-org/lsof
- Debian apt - liblsof0 - 4.99.4+dfsg-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: liblsof0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | utility to list open files (shared library) | https://github.com/lsof-org/lsof
- Debian apt - lsof - 4.99.4+dfsg-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: lsof from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | utility to list open files | https://github.com/lsof-org/lsof
- Nix - lsof: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ls/lsof/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - lsof - 4.95.0-1build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: lsof from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | utility to list open files | https://github.com/lsof-org/lsof
- apk - lsof - 4.99.6-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: lsof from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | LiSt Open Files | https://github.com/lsof-org/lsof
- apk - lsof-doc - 4.99.6-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: lsof-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | LiSt Open Files (documentation) | https://github.com/lsof-org/lsof
- dnf - lsof - 4.99.6-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: lsof from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | A utility which lists open files on a Linux/UNIX system | https://github.com/lsof-org/lsof
- pacman - lsof - 4.99.6-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: lsof from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Lists open files for running Unix processes | https://github.com/lsof-org/lsof
- zypper - liblsof0 - 4.99.4-3.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: liblsof0 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Library for listing information about files opened by process | https://github.com/lsof-org/lsof
- zypper - lsof - 4.99.4-3.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: lsof from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | A Program That Lists Information about Files Opened by Processes | https://github.com/lsof-org/lsof
- zypper - lsof-devel - 4.99.4-3.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: lsof-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Library for listing information about files opened by process | https://github.com/lsof-org/lsof


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