install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install abduco

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install abduco

MacPorts ports tree · sysutils/abduco/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add abduco

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · abduco · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install abduco

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · abduco · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#abduco

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ab/abduco/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S abduco

Arch Linux sync databases · abduco · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

overview

Package summary

Provides session management: i.e. separate programs from terminals

Project links

Commands and aliases

abduco

history

Project history and usage

abduco is a small terminal session attach/detach tool. It lets a command continue independently of its controlling terminal and later be reattached, and is often paired with dvtm as a lighter alternative to terminal multiplexers.

Project history

Marc Andre Tanner announced abduco on the suckless development mailing list on 2014-03-08 and released version 0.1 on 2014-07-05. The official page frames it as an independent implementation similar to dtach, with an ISC license and a deliberately small feature set.

Adoption history

The project lives in the suckless-adjacent terminal tooling world and is packaged by multiple distributions. The input package-manager facts list Homebrew, Alpine, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, and Arch packages, matching its role as a tiny command-line utility suited to distro packaging.

How it is used

A typical workflow creates a named session with abduco -c, detaches with the configured control key, lists sessions by running abduco with no arguments, and reattaches with abduco -a. The official documentation also describes read-only sessions, socket recreation with SIGUSR1, and debugging traces.

Why package nerds care

abduco matters to package nerds because it is almost the minimal separable half of tmux or screen: session persistence without a pane manager. Its relationship with dvtm makes it a clean example of decomposed Unix terminal tooling.

Timeline

2014-03-08: Initial announcement on the suckless development mailing list.
2014-07-05: abduco 0.1 released.
2014-11-15: abduco 0.2 released.
2015: Releases 0.3 and 0.4 add to the early stable series.
2016-03-24: abduco 0.6 released.
2020: GitHub release assets are published for the historical release series.

Related projects

Related projects include dvtm, dtach, tmux, GNU screen, suckless terminal tooling, and socat for the read-only proxy example documented by the project.

Sources

Official project page, GitHub README, GitHub release metadata, and source_facts.package-manager.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 platform targets.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`abduco`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version0.6

manager updated2026-05-26

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/martanne/abduco

infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/martanne/abduconone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:abduco
Version	0.6
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/abduco
Homepage	https://www.brain-dump.org/projects/abduco/
Repository	https://github.com/martanne/abduco
Upstream docs	https://github.com/martanne/abduco#readme
License	ISC
Source archive	https://github.com/martanne/abduco/releases/download/v0.6/abduco-0.6.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-05-26T23:37:45-04:00
Pulse	updated
Bottle	available (on 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	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	abduco
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

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

abduco

nix profile install nixpkgs#abduco

normalized package name match
Matched by: Abduco

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

apk95%

abduco 0.6-r7

Session management in a clean and simple way

https://www.brain-dump.org/projects/abduco/

sudo apk add abduco

License: ISC
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: abduco
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Abduco

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: abduco from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

abduco-doc 0.6-r7

Session management in a clean and simple way (documentation)

https://www.brain-dump.org/projects/abduco/

sudo apk add abduco-doc

License: ISC
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: abduco
normalized package name match
Matched by: Abduco

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: abduco-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

dnf95%

abduco 0.6-24.fc44

Session management in a clean and simple way

http://www.brain-dump.org/projects/abduco/

sudo dnf install abduco

License: ISC
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: abduco
2 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Abduco

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: abduco from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

pacman95%

abduco 0.6-8

Tool for session {at,de}tach support which allows a process to run independently from its controlling terminal

http://www.brain-dump.org/projects/abduco/

sudo pacman -S abduco

License: custom:ISC
Architecture: x86_64
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Abduco

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

MacPorts95%

abduco

sudo port install abduco

normalized package name match
Matched by: Abduco

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

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/abduco.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install abduco with Homebrew, apk, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman