macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install bingreplocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install bingrepMacPorts ports tree · textproc/bingrep/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install bingrep with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, pacman
Greps through binaries from various OSs and architectures. Version 0.12.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#bingrepnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/bi/bingrep/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S bingrepArch Linux sync databases · bingrep · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
overview
Package summary
Greps through binaries from various OSs and architectures
Project links
Commands and aliases
- bingrep
history
Project history and usage
bingrep is a Rust command-line viewer for inspecting executable and archive formats with colored, grep-like output aimed at quick binary analysis.
Project history
The GitHub repository was created in February 2017, and the crate first appeared on crates.io in July 2017. The README says the tool grew from a personal binary-inspection workflow and was uploaded after the author had been sharing screenshots of binary data.
Its README lists support for ELF, Mach-O, Unix/BSD archives, and debug-only PE parsing, with goblin as the backend responsible for loading and parsing binary formats.
Adoption history
bingrep stayed small but packaged: the supplied package facts list Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, and Arch packages, while crates.io provides the Rust-native cargo install path.
How it is used
Common use is `bingrep /bin/ls` to view binary metadata, with options for debug output, symbol demangling, experimental hextable output, ranges, and ELF string searching.
Why package nerds care
Package nerds care about bingrep as a lightweight alternative view over the same artifact formats handled by objdump, nm, readelf, and file. It is less foundational than GNU Binutils, but useful when the job is visual triage of sections, headers, offsets, and symbols.
Timeline
- 2017: GitHub repository is created.
- 2017: 0.1.0 is published to crates.io.
- 2026: 0.12.1 is published to crates.io.
Related projects
- bingrep is closely related to m4b/goblin, its binary parsing backend. It sits in the same working niche as readelf, objdump, nm, strings, and newer Rust binary-inspection tools.
Sources
- GitHub API reports repository creation in 2017.
- GitHub README documents origins, supported formats, examples, and goblin relationship.
- crates.io API reports crate publication and release chronology.
- input.source_facts.package-manager lists package-manager availability.
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 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.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
bingrep | 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 version0.12.1
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.12.1
https://github.com/m4b/bingrep
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:bingrep |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.12.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/bingrep |
| Homepage | https://github.com/m4b/bingrep |
| Repository | https://github.com/m4b/bingrep |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/m4b/bingrep#readme |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/m4b/bingrep/archive/refs/tags/v0.12.1.tar.gz |
| 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 | bingrep |
| 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%
bingrep
nix profile install nixpkgs#bingrep- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Bingrep
pacman95%
bingrep 0.12.1-2
Cross-platform binary parser and colorizer
https://github.com/m4b/bingrep
sudo pacman -S bingrep- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Bingrep
MacPorts95%
bingrep
sudo port install bingrep- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Bingrep
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 package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment