# Install zpaq

Incremental, journaling command-line archiver. Version 7.15 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:zpaq
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install zpaq
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install zpaq
```

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

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add zpaq
```

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

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install zpaq
```

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

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install zpaq
```

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

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

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install zpaq
```

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

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:zpaq
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/zpaq>
- **Version:** 7.15
- **Source summary:** Incremental, journaling command-line archiver
- **Homepage:** <https://mattmahoney.net/dc/zpaq.html>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://mattmahoney.net/dc/zpaq.html>
- **License:** Unlicense AND MIT AND LicenseRef-Homebrew-public-domain
- **Source archive:** <https://mattmahoney.net/dc/zpaq715.zip>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- zpaq (cli)
- zpaq (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: 7.15
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://mattmahoney.net/dc/zpaq.html
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## セキュリティノート

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

- **Geiger risk:** blue / medium
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** zpaq
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 1
- **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 - zpaq - 7.15+repack-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: zpaq from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | maximum reference compressor for ZPAQ open standard | http://mattmahoney.net/dc/zpaq.html
- Nix - zpaq: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/zp/zpaq/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - zpaq - 7.15+repack-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: zpaq from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | maximum reference compressor for ZPAQ open standard | http://mattmahoney.net/dc/zpaq.html
- apk - zpaq - 7.15-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: zpaq from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A journaling archiver optimized for backup | https://mattmahoney.net/dc/zpaq.html
- apk - zpaq-doc - 7.15-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: zpaq-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A journaling archiver optimized for backup (documentation) | https://mattmahoney.net/dc/zpaq.html
- dnf - zpaq - 7.15-25.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: zpaq from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Incremental journaling back-up archiver | http://mattmahoney.net/dc/zpaq.html
- dnf - zpaq-devel - 7.15-25.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: zpaq-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Development files for ZPAQ library | http://mattmahoney.net/dc/zpaq.html
- dnf - zpaq-libs - 7.15-25.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: zpaq-libs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Library for ZPAQ compression and decompression | http://mattmahoney.net/dc/zpaq.html
- zypper - zpaq - 7.15-4.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: zpaq from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | A journaling, incremental, deduplicating archiver | http://mattmahoney.net/dc/zpaq.html
- MacPorts - zpaq: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: archivers/zpaq/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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- [advancecomp](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/advancecomp/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, compression, developer, 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
