install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install beautysh

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#beautysh

nixpkgs package indexes · beautysh · source: raw.githubusercontent.com

overview

Package summary

Bash beautifier

Project links

Commands and aliases

beautysh

history

Project history and usage

beautysh is a Bash beautifier and formatter that can rewrite shell scripts from the command line or through its Python API.

Project history

The README frames beautysh around the difficulty of formatting Bash safely because shell syntax is ambiguous and keywords can also appear as variable names. The project chooses a pragmatic formatter rather than trying to reimplement the Bash interpreter.

The official repository was created in 2016, and the GitHub releases show continued maintenance from early Python-package releases through 2025 and 2026 releases.

Adoption history

beautysh is distributed through Python packaging and Nix according to its README, and through Homebrew and Nix according to the supplied package metadata.

How it is used

Users run beautysh over one or more shell files, optionally with flags for indentation, backup behavior, check mode, function style, and variable style. The README warns that it overwrites submitted files, so backups matter.

Configuration is documented through command-line arguments first, then a [tool.beautysh] section in pyproject.toml, then EditorConfig settings in .editorconfig.

Why package nerds care

beautysh is a small packaging-friendly formatter: one command, local config files, and enough caution around Bash edge cases to be useful in editor, CI, or pre-commit style workflows.

Timeline

2016: The official GitHub repository for beautysh was created.
2018: The GitHub releases include a 3.11 release named for relicensing to MIT.
2019: The GitHub releases show 5.x releases.
2025-2026: The GitHub releases show active 6.x maintenance.

Related projects

Bash is the language being formatted. EditorConfig is related because beautysh reads indentation settings from .editorconfig, and PyPI/Nix are documented installation routes.

Sources

https://github.com/lovesegfault/beautysh#readme
https://github.com/lovesegfault/beautysh/releases
input.json 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 1 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime 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: pyproject.toml.editorconfig

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`beautysh`	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 version6.4.3

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/lovesegfault/beautysh

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/lovesegfault/beautyshnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:beautysh
Version	6.4.3
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/beautysh
Homepage	https://github.com/lovesegfault/beautysh
Repository	https://github.com/lovesegfault/beautysh
Upstream docs	https://github.com/lovesegfault/beautysh#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/ae/9d/ed7b7dc146881698f5d71ce8a384f8e8f80790b1b12c73598efa81b8c3ed/beautysh-6.4.3.tar.gz
Dependencies	python@3.14
Bottle	available (on all)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

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

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%

beautysh

nix profile install nixpkgs#beautysh

normalized package name match
Matched by: Beautysh

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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/beautysh.yml

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

Install beautysh with Homebrew, Nix