macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install apparixlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install apparixMacPorts ports tree · sysutils/apparix/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install apparix with Homebrew, apt, MacPorts, Nix
File system navigation via bookmarking directories. Version 11-062 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install apparixDebian stable package indexes · apparix · source: deb.debian.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#apparixnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ap/apparix/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
File system navigation via bookmarking directories
Project links
Commands and aliases
- apparix
history
Project history and usage
apparix is a shell-oriented directory bookmark system for bash and zsh. It lets users bind short marks to filesystem locations, jump to them with completion, and run helper commands for editing, listing, copying, and inspecting files relative to saved locations.
Project history
The apparix README describes the project as starting around 2005 under the Apparix name, originally implemented in C with bash wrapper functions and tab completion. The current upstream says the C implementation later felt like a heavy tool for the job, and the project was reimplemented as a sourceable shell script.
Around 2018, the shell rewrite lived in the micans bash-utils repository under the apparish name. In early 2021 the maintainer restored the apparix name and moved the project into its own GitHub repository. The official micans.org project page now points users to that GitHub home page.
Adoption history
apparix has remained a niche but long-lived command-line navigation tool. Its Homebrew, Debian, MacPorts, Nix, and Ubuntu packaging matters because the project is fundamentally a shell workflow helper: it becomes useful when it is one package install and one shell-source line away.
The upstream history credits Sitaram Chamarty with the original subdirectory-completion idea and first bash implementation, Izaak van Dongen with zsh and completion work, and Martin Zuther with the related fish implementation appari-fish.
How it is used
The common workflow is to mark the current directory with `bm foo`, jump with `to foo`, and use completion for subdirectories under the mark. The bookmark data is stored in `$HOME/.apparixrc`, so marks are immediately shared across shell sessions.
Beyond jumping, apparix exposes small helper commands such as `ae`, `av`, `als`, `aget`, and `aput` for editing, viewing, listing, and copying files at bookmarked locations without manually `cd`-ing there.
Why package nerds care
apparix sits in the same package-manager culture as cdargs, autojump, fasd, z, and zoxide, but it is older and more explicit: it stores named marks rather than ranking recent directories. That makes it interesting to shell-history nerds who prefer deterministic navigation over frecency heuristics.
The modern implementation is intentionally tiny: one sourceable shell file, no service, no daemon, and a plain user resource file. That gives packagers a low-maintenance CLI utility with high leverage for users who live in deep source trees.
Timeline
- 2005: Upstream README says Apparix began around this time as a C program with bash wrappers.
- 2018: Shell reimplementation appeared in the maintainer's bash-utils work as apparish.
- 2021: Upstream restored the apparix name and moved the project to its own GitHub repository.
Related projects
- appari-fish is the related fish-shell implementation credited by upstream.
- The broader tool family includes cdargs-style named directory bookmarks and later shell jumpers such as autojump, fasd, z, and zoxide.
Sources
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.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
~/.apparixrc
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
apparix | 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 version11-062
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://micans.org/apparix/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:apparix |
|---|---|
| Version | 11-062 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/apparix |
| Homepage | https://micans.org/apparix/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/micans/apparix |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/micans/apparix#readme |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://micans.org/apparix/src/apparix-11-062.tar.gz |
| 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 | apparix |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
apparix 11-062-3
console-based bookmark tool for fast file system navigation
sudo apt install apparix- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Apparix
Nix95%
apparix
nix profile install nixpkgs#apparix- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Apparix
Ubuntu apt95%
apparix 11-062-1
console-based bookmark tool for fast file system navigation
sudo apt install apparix- Section: universe/utils
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Apparix
MacPorts95%
apparix
sudo port install apparix- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Apparix
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.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment