Installation

Weitere Installationsbefehle

macOS

Homebrewverifiziert · 100%

brew install mask

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverifiziert · 94%

sudo port install mask

MacPorts ports tree · sysutils/mask/Portfile · Quelle: api.github.com

Linux

Nixverifiziert · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#mask

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ma/mask/package.nix · Quelle: api.github.com

Windows

Scoopverifiziert · 92%

scoop install main/mask

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/mask.json · Quelle: api.github.com

Überblick

Paketzusammenfassung

CLI task runner defined by a simple markdown file

Projektlinks

Befehle und Aliase

mask

Verlauf

Projektgeschichte und Nutzung

mask is a Rust CLI task runner whose commands are defined in a Markdown file. It treats `maskfile.md` as both human-readable project documentation and executable command metadata.

Projektgeschichte

The mask repository was created in July 2019, and the earliest GitHub releases followed within the same month. Its initial release introduced the core Markdown-driven task-runner idea; later early releases added shell executors and adjusted argument syntax so required arguments would not conflict with Markdown rendering.

The README explains the author's motivation: mask grew from frustration with Makefile syntax, interest in `just`, and inspiration from `maid`, while choosing a single Rust binary instead of an npm package with many dependencies. That origin is central to its package identity: a lightweight executable with docs-as-commands semantics.

Adoptionsgeschichte

mask has modest but real adoption for a specialized developer tool, with GitHub showing around 1.6k stars and packaging in Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, and Scoop according to the supplied package metadata.

Its adoption is concentrated among users who prefer checked-in project task files that read like documentation, especially where a `Makefile` or ad hoc scripts feel too terse for onboarding.

Wie es verwendet wird

A project defines headings, blockquotes, options, and code blocks in `maskfile.md`; running `mask build` or another subcommand executes the associated script. The README documents support for positional arguments, named flags, multiple runtimes, nested commands, and injected helper variables.

By default mask searches the current directory for `maskfile.md`, but `--maskfile <path_to_maskfile>` lets users run a project or global task file from another location.

Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren

mask is interesting to package users because it competes in the same ergonomic space as `make`, `just`, and npm scripts while using Markdown as the configuration language.

The single-binary Rust distribution model makes it easy to install through general package managers, which fits its pitch as a low-friction project automation tool.

Zeitleiste

2019: GitHub repository created.
2019: v0.2.0 initial public release.
2019: v0.2.1 adds bash, zsh, and fish executors.
2026: GitHub lists mask v0.11.7 as the latest release in January 2026.

Related projects

mask is conceptually related to `make`, `just`, and `maid`.
Its parser is also exposed as the `mask-parser` crate, though the README says it is not yet documented or stable.

Quellen

https://api.github.com/repos/jacobdeichert/mask
https://github.com/jacobdeichert/mask
https://github.com/jacobdeichert/mask/releases?page=3
source_facts.package-manager-url

Sicherheitslage

Risikostufe: grün

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risikoklassifikator

grün Risiko · niedrig Konfidenz · appliance

Warum

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signale

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Installationsverhalten

In den Formelmetadaten ist kein Homebrew-Post-install-Hook erfasst.
Homebrew-Bottle-Metadaten sind für 6 Plattformziele verfügbar.
Build-Metadaten listen 1 Build-Abhängigkeiten.

Empfohlene Prüfung

Prüfe vor unbeaufsichtigter Agent-Nutzung, ob das Tool Klartext-Credentials liest, Remote-Zustand schreibt, Artefakte veröffentlicht oder Plugins ausführt.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

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.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: maskfile.mdfile supplied with --maskfile

Executables

Installierte Executables

Befehl	Art	Sichtbarkeit	Hinweis
`mask`	cli	globales Executable

Aktualität

Version und 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.

Seite generiert2026-07-25

Manager-Version0.11.7

Manager aktualisiert

lokale DatenOK

Upstreamaktuell

neueste erkannte Versionmask/0.11.7

https://github.com/jacobdeichert/mask

InfoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.niedrig Konfidenz

Installationsmetadaten

Paketmetadaten

Paketschlüssel	brew:mask
Version	0.11.7
Paketmanager	Homebrew
Paketmanager-Seite	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/mask
Homepage	https://github.com/jacobdeichert/mask/
Repository	https://github.com/jacobdeichert/mask
Upstream-Dokumentation	https://github.com/jacobdeichert/mask#readme
Lizenz	MIT
Quellarchiv	https://github.com/jacobdeichert/mask/archive/refs/tags/mask/0.11.7.tar.gz
Build-Abhängigkeiten	rust
Bottle	verfügbar (auf arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	nicht definiert
Dienst	keiner deklariert

Registry-Fakten

Details aus der Quelldatenbank

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

Source-Datenbank-Treffer

Andere Paketmanager-Einträge

Treffer stammen aus externen Paketmanager-Indizes und bleiben von lokalen Automic-Vault-Paketlinks getrennt.

Nix95%

mask

nix profile install nixpkgs#mask

normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Mask

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

MacPorts95%

mask

sudo port install mask

normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Mask

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/mask/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Scoop95%

main/mask

scoop install main/mask

normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Mask

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/mask.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Paketgraph

Links stammen aus dem lokalen Paketbeziehungsgraph, Ergänzungen, Abhängigkeitskanten, Ecosystem-Matches und Paket-Hub-Mitgliedschaft.

Quellspur

Aus Repository-Daten generiert

Diese Seite wird von av-web aus dem privaten Paket-SQLite-Artefakt bereitgestellt, das scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py erstellt.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/mask.yml

Verwendete Quellen

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

mask mit Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, scoop installieren