# Install since

Stateful tail: show changes to files since last check. Version 1.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:since
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install since
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install since
```

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

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install since
```

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

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:since
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/since>
- **Version:** 1.1
- **Source summary:** Stateful tail: show changes to files since last check
- **Homepage:** <http://welz.org.za/projects/since>
- **Upstream docs:** <http://welz.org.za/projects/since>
- **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later
- **Source archive:** <https://deb.debian.org/debian/pool/main/s/since/since_1.1.orig.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- since (cli)
- since (alias)

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 1.1
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: http://welz.org.za/projects/since
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## 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:** since
- **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 - since - 1.1-7: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: since from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | tail(1) work-alike that saves and uses state information | http://welz.org.za/projects/since
- Ubuntu apt - since - 1.1-7: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: since from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | tail(1) work-alike that saves and uses state information | http://welz.org.za/projects/since
- dnf - since - 1.1-33.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: since from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Stateful tail replacement | http://welz.org.za/projects/since


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- [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata.
- [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata.
- [Web development packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/web-dev-tools/) - Matched web development metadata.
- [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider.
- [multitail](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/multitail/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, log-monitoring, system, tail.
- [colortail](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/colortail/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, system, tail.
- [sec](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/sec/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, log-monitoring, system.
- [xz](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/xz/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, system.
- [zstd](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/zstd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, system.
- [lz4](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/lz4/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, system.
- [coreutils](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/coreutils/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, system.
- [unzip](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/unzip/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, system.
- [apachetop](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/apachetop/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, log, monitoring, system.

## 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