macOS
Homebrewverifiziert · 100%
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Prüfe Installationswege, Executables, Metadaten und Sicherheitshinweise für tweak in AI-Agent-Workflows.
Installation
Weitere Installationsbefehle
Linux
Debian aptverifiziert · 92%
sudo apt install tweakDebian stable package indexes · tweak · Quelle: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverifiziert · 92%
sudo dnf install tweakFedora Rawhide package metadata · tweak · Quelle: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverifiziert · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#tweaknixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/tw/tweak/package.nix · Quelle: api.github.com
Überblick
Paketzusammenfassung
Command-line, ncurses library based hex editor
Projektlinks
Befehle und Aliase
- tweak
Verlauf
Projektgeschichte und Nutzung
Tweak is Simon Tatham's terminal hex editor for Unix systems. Its distinguishing historical point is not being another small hex viewer, but a hex editor built around efficient editing of large binary files.
Projektgeschichte
The official Tweak page presents the tool as an ncurses-based Unix hex editor and explains why it was written: it uses a B-tree-based data structure so insertions, cut/copy/paste, and lazy loading can remain fast even for very large files such as disk or CD images.
The current public release documented on the official page is Tweak 3.02, with an online man page and a browsable development repository hosted on git.tartarus.org.
Adoptionsgeschichte
Tweak's adoption appears to be modest but durable: it is packaged by Homebrew and several Unix-like distributions, and its appeal is strongest for users who want a console hex editor with insert-mode editing rather than a GUI binary editor.
Wie es verwendet wird
Typical use is `tweak filename` in a terminal to inspect or edit exact binary file contents. The man page highlights uses such as modifying executables, editing disk or CD images, debugging binary file formats, and constructing new files from scratch with insert mode.
Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren
For package nerds, Tweak is a good example of a small, old-school Unix tool whose implementation detail is the feature: it packages a specialized data structure behind a simple curses interface for binary-file work.
It is also a reminder that package managers preserve narrow utilities long after mainstream developer tooling has moved to graphical or IDE-centered workflows.
Zeitleiste
- Pre-2010s: Tweak is published by Simon Tatham as a Unix ncurses hex editor.
- Tweak 3.02: Current public release documented on the official project page.
- 2010s-2020s: Tweak remains available through Unix package managers including Homebrew and Linux distributions.
Related projects
- Simon Tatham's other free software, especially PuTTY and Halibut, shares the same upstream site and packaging culture.
- Other terminal hex editors and binary editors occupy the same niche, but Tweak's official page emphasizes efficient large-file editing through its B-tree design.
Quellen
- Official man page: https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/tweak/manpage-3.02.html
- Official project page: https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/tweak/
- Official repository: https://git.tartarus.org/simon/tweak.git
Sicherheitslage
Risikostufe: grün
library-like package without higher-risk signals.
Risikoklassifikator
grün Risiko · niedrig Konfidenz · appliance
Warum
- library-like package without higher-risk signals
Signale
- metadata:library-like
Installationsverhalten
- In den Formelmetadaten ist kein Homebrew-Post-install-Hook erfasst.
- Homebrew-Bottle-Metadaten sind für 13 Plattformziele verfügbar.
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
~/.tweakrc
Executables
Installierte Executables
| Befehl | Art | Sichtbarkeit | Hinweis |
|---|---|---|---|
tweak | 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-Version3.02
Manager aktualisiert
lokale DatenOK
Upstreamnot checked
neueste erkannte Versionnicht erkannt
https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/tweak/
- InfoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.niedrig Konfidenz
- InfoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/tweak/none Konfidenz
Installationsmetadaten
Paketmetadaten
| Paketschlüssel | brew:tweak |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.02 |
| Paketmanager | Homebrew |
| Paketmanager-Seite | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/tweak |
| Homepage | https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/tweak/ |
| Repository | https://git.tartarus.org/simon/tweak.git |
| Upstream-Dokumentation | https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/tweak |
| Lizenz | MIT |
| Quellarchiv | https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/tweak/tweak-3.02.tar.gz |
| Von macOS bereitgestellte Bibliotheken | ncurses |
| Bottle | verfügbar (auf arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, 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 | tweak |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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Source-Datenbank-Treffer
Andere Paketmanager-Einträge
Treffer stammen aus externen Paketmanager-Indizes und bleiben von lokalen Automic-Vault-Paketlinks getrennt.
Debian apt95%
tweak 3.02-6
Efficient text-mode hex editor
https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/tweak/
sudo apt install tweak- Section: editors
- Architecture: amd64
- 3 Abhängigkeiten
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Tweak
Nix95%
tweak
nix profile install nixpkgs#tweak- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Tweak
Ubuntu apt95%
tweak 3.02-6
Efficient text-mode hex editor
https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/tweak/
sudo apt install tweak- Section: universe/editors
- Architecture: amd64
- 3 Abhängigkeiten
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Tweak
dnf95%
tweak 3.02-22.fc44
An efficient hex editor
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/tweak/
sudo dnf install tweak- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: tweak
- 4 Abhängigkeiten
- 1 stellt bereit
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Tweak
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.
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