# Install retry

Repeat a command until the command succeeds. Version 1.0.6 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:retry
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install retry
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install retry
```

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

### Linux

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install retry
```

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

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install retry
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: retry 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#retry
```

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

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S retry
```

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

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install retry
```

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

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:retry
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/retry>
- **Version:** 1.0.6
- **Source summary:** Repeat a command until the command succeeds
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/minfrin/retry>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/minfrin/retry>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/minfrin/retry#readme>
- **License:** Apache-2.0
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/minfrin/retry/releases/download/retry-1.0.6/retry-1.0.6.tar.bz2>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- retry (cli)
- retry (alias)

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 1.0.6
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/minfrin/retry
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data 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:** retry
- **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

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - retry - 1.0.5-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: retry from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Retry a command until the command succeeds | https://github.com/minfrin/retry
- Nix - retry: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/re/retry/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - retry - 1.0.5-3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: retry from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Retry a command until the command succeeds | https://github.com/minfrin/retry
- dnf - retry - 1.0.6-2.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: retry from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Repeat a command until success | https://github.com/minfrin/retry
- pacman - retry - 1.0.6-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: retry from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Repeat a command until the command succeeds. | https://github.com/minfrin/retry
- zypper - retry - 1737025645.819c129-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: retry from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | A simple tool for retrying command executions in plain POSIX sh | https://github.com/okurz/retry
- MacPorts - retry: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/retry/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Related Links

- [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family.
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- [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata.
- [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata.
- [cmdshelf](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/cmdshelf/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: automation, cli, developer-tools, shell.
- [shell2http](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/shell2http/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: automation, cli, developer-tools, shell.
- [sexpect](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/sexpect/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: automation, cli, developer-tools, shell.
- [sshpass](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/sshpass/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: automation, cli, developer-tools.
- [expect](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/expect/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: automation, cli, developer-tools.
- [watchexec](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/watchexec/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: automation, cli, developer-tools.
- [entr](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/entr/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: automation, cli, developer-tools.
- [robot-framework](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/robot-framework/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: automation, cli, developer-tools.

## Sources

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