# Install vmtouch

Portable file system cache diagnostics and control. Version 1.3.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:vmtouch
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install vmtouch
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install vmtouch
```

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

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add vmtouch
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: vmtouch from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install vmtouch
```

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

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install vmtouch
```

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

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

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install vmtouch
```

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

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:vmtouch
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/vmtouch>
- **Version:** 1.3.1
- **Source summary:** Portable file system cache diagnostics and control
- **Homepage:** <https://hoytech.com/vmtouch/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/hoytech/vmtouch>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/hoytech/vmtouch#readme>
- **License:** BSD-3-Clause
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/hoytech/vmtouch/archive/refs/tags/v1.3.1.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- vmtouch (cli)
- vmtouch (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: 1.3.1
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/hoytech/vmtouch
- Upstream latest detected: v1.3.1 (current)
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.

## セキュリティノート

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:** vmtouch
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - vmtouch - 1.3.1-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: vmtouch from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Portable file system cache diagnostics and control | https://hoytech.com/vmtouch/
- Nix - vmtouch: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/vm/vmtouch/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - vmtouch - 1.3.1-2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: vmtouch from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Portable file system cache diagnostics and control | https://hoytech.com/vmtouch/
- apk - vmtouch - 1.3.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: vmtouch from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Portable file system cache diagnostics and control | https://hoytech.com/vmtouch/
- apk - vmtouch-doc - 1.3.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: vmtouch-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Portable file system cache diagnostics and control (documentation) | https://hoytech.com/vmtouch/
- dnf - vmtouch - 1.3.1-12.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: vmtouch from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Portable file system cache diagnostics and control | http://hoytech.com/vmtouch/
- zypper - vmtouch - 1.3.1-1.21: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: vmtouch from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Portable file system cache diagnostics and control | http://hoytech.com/vmtouch/
- MacPorts - vmtouch: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/vmtouch/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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