macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install argclocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install argcMacPorts ports tree · devel/argc/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install argc with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix
Easily create and use cli based on bash script. Version 1.24.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-20.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#argcnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ar/argc/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Easily create and use cli based on bash script
Project links
Commands and aliases
- argc
history
Project history and usage
Argc is a Rust-distributed command-line tool for writing Bash CLIs and command runners from annotated shell comments. It generates argument parsing, usage text, completions, man pages, and standalone Bash scripts while keeping the user's command logic in ordinary shell functions.
Project history
The GitHub repository was created in February 2022, and the earliest GitHub release visible through the releases API is v0.2.1 from the same month. The project has since grown into a 1.x tool with documented specifications for comment tags such as `@cmd`, `@arg`, `@option`, `@flag`, `@env`, and `@meta`.
Adoption history
The README documents installation through Cargo, Homebrew/Linuxbrew, AUR, release binaries, a shell installer, and GitHub Actions. Homebrew builds it as a Rust formula, generates completions, and tests command-runner creation with `argc --argc-create`, which reflects its dual role as both parser generator and task runner.
How it is used
In CLI mode, a script adds comment tags above Bash code and evaluates `argc --argc-eval` to bind parsed arguments into `argc_` variables. In command-runner mode, users keep recipes in `Argcfile.sh`, generate one with `argc --argc-create`, and run recipes much like a Makefile-style task runner.
Why package nerds care
Argc is package-nerd bait because it gives Bash scripts a structured CLI surface without forcing a rewrite in Go, Rust, Python, or Node. It also sits at an interesting boundary: installed as one compiled binary, but primarily useful for making shell scripts more distributable, documented, and completion-friendly.
Timeline
- 2022: GitHub repository created.
- 2022: v0.2.1 published as the earliest GitHub release visible through the releases API.
- 2024: v1.x line continues with regular feature releases.
- 2026: v1.24.0 published and packaged by Homebrew.
Related projects
- The README points to argc-completions for shell-completion behavior and install-binary for GitHub Actions installation, tying argc to the author's small-tool ecosystem around command-line distribution.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for argc. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
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
Argcfile.sh- Windows
Argcfile.sh
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
argc | 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 version1.24.0
manager updated2026-05-20
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.24.0
https://github.com/sigoden/argc
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:argc |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.24.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/argc |
| Homepage | https://github.com/sigoden/argc |
| Repository | https://github.com/sigoden/argc |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/sigoden/argc#readme |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/sigoden/argc/archive/refs/tags/v1.24.0.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-05-20T06:35:58Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Build dependencies | rust |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, 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 | argc |
| 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.
Nix95%
argc
nix profile install nixpkgs#argc- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Argc
MacPorts95%
argc
sudo port install argc- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Argc
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