# Install vgrep User-friendly pager for grep. Version 2.8.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:vgrep ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install vgrep ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install vgrep ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: textproc/vgrep/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install vgrep ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: vgrep 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#vgrep ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/vg/vgrep/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install vgrep ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: vgrep from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst ## Package Facts - **Package key:** brew:vgrep - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager URL:** - **Version:** 2.8.0 - **Source summary:** User-friendly pager for grep - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-only - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00 ## Executables - vgrep (cli) - vgrep (alias) ## Build Dependencies - go - go-md2man ## Install Behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-06-10 - Package-manager version: 2.8.0 - Local data status: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/vrothberg/vgrep - Upstream latest detected: v2.8.0 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Notes de sécurité 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:** vgrep - **Version Scheme:** 1 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - vgrep: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/vg/vgrep/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - dnf - vgrep - 2.8.0-9.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: vgrep from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | User-friendly pager for grep | https://github.com/vrothberg/vgrep - zypper - vgrep - 2.8.0-1.6: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: vgrep from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Frontend for git-grep and grep | https://github.com/vrothberg/vgrep - MacPorts - vgrep: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: textproc/vgrep/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related Links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [go-md2man](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/go-md2man/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [hgrep](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/hgrep/) - 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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