# Install zssh

Interactive file transfers over SSH. Version 1.5c via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:zssh
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install zssh
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install zssh
```

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

### Linux

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install zssh
```

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

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install zssh
```

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

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

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S zssh
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: zssh from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:zssh
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/zssh>
- **Version:** 1.5c
- **Source summary:** Interactive file transfers over SSH
- **Homepage:** <https://zssh.sourceforge.net/>
- **Repository:** <https://sourceforge.net/projects/zssh>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://zssh.sourceforge.net/>
- **License:** GPL-2.0-only
- **Source archive:** <https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/zssh/zssh/1.5/zssh-1.5c.tgz>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- zssh (cli)
- ztelnet (cli)
- zssh (alias)
- ztelnet (alias)

## Dependencies

- lrzsz

## Build Dependencies

- autoconf
- automake
- libtool

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 1.5c
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://zssh.sourceforge.net/
- 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:** zssh
- **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 - zssh - 1.5c.debian.1-10+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: zssh from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | interactive file transfers over ssh | https://zssh.sourceforge.net/
- Nix - zssh: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/zs/zssh/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - zssh - 1.5c.debian.1-10build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: zssh from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | interactive file transfers over ssh | https://zssh.sourceforge.net/
- dnf - zssh - 1.5c-21.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: zssh from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | SSH and Telnet client with ZMODEM file transfer capability | http://zssh.sourceforge.net/
- pacman - zssh - 1.5c-15: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: zssh from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | SSH and Telnet client with ZMODEM file transfer capability | http://zssh.sourceforge.net/
- MacPorts - zssh: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: comms/zssh/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Related Links

- [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals.
- [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata.
- [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata.
- [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider.
- [lrzsz](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/lrzsz/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [libtool](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/libtool/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [autoconf](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/autoconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [automake](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/automake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [trzsz](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/trzsz/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-transfer, networking, ssh, terminal.
- [trzsz-ssh](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/trzsz-ssh/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-transfer, networking, ssh, terminal.
- [trzsz-go](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/trzsz-go/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-transfer, networking, ssh, terminal.
- [wush](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/wush/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-transfer, networking, ssh.
- [magic-wormhole](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/magic-wormhole/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-transfer, networking.
- [lftp](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/lftp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-transfer, networking.
- [croc](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/croc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-transfer, networking.

## 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
