# Install bob with Homebrew, pacman, scoop Version manager for neovim. Version 4.1.7 via Homebrew; verified 2026-04-27. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:bob ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install bob ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S bob ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: bob from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/bob ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/bob.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:bob - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 4.1.7 - **Source summary:** Version manager for neovim - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-04-27T15:05:56Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-09T07:20:21+00:00 ## Executables - bob (cli) - bob (alias) ## Build dependencies - rust ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-09 - Package-manager version: 4.1.7 - Package-manager updated: 2026-04-27 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/MordechaiHadad/bob - Upstream latest detected: v4.1.7 (current) ## Project history and usage Bob is a Rust command-line version manager for Neovim, aimed at users who want to install, switch, run, and remove stable, nightly, versioned, or commit-specific Neovim builds from one tool. ### Project history The project presents itself as a cross-platform Neovim version manager and distributes install scripts, release archives, nightly builds, pacman packaging, and a crates.io install path from its official README. Its notices show an actively maintained tool that has changed implementation details over time, including macOS storage changes in 2022, a proxy executable migration in 2023, improved Apple Silicon support in 2024, and OpenSSL build deprecation in 2025. ### Adoption history Bob's adoption is mostly within Neovim power-user and plugin-development circles, where testing multiple Neovim versions is routine. The input package facts list Homebrew, Arch/pacman, and Scoop packaging, showing it crossed from cargo-based installation into mainstream system package channels. ### How it is used Common usage is `bob install`, `bob use`, and `bob run` for stable, nightly, latest, explicit versions, or commit hashes. The tool also supports rollback, erase, list, sync, and source builds of Neovim. ### Why package nerds care Bob is package-nerd interesting because it treats a fast-moving editor as a versioned runtime, much like language version managers do for Node, Ruby, or Python. It also sits at the intersection of Rust CLI distribution, Neovim nightly culture, and cross-platform binary management. ### Timeline - 2022: Official notice moves Bob's macOS symbolic link and downloads folder away from Application Support. - 2023: Bob switches to a proxy executable model for running Neovim executables. - 2024: Bob adds complete ARM support for recent macOS Neovim binary changes and later deprecates nvim-qt support. - 2025: OpenSSL builds are deprecated in favor of standard Bob builds. ### Related projects - Related projects include Neovim itself, rustup-style version managers, and editor/runtime switchers used by developers who test against nightly and released toolchains. ### Sources - - input.source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal. - **Geiger risk:** orange / medium - infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal ## 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 - Linux: /home/user/.config/bob/config.json, /home/user/.config/bob/config.toml - macOS: /Users/user/Library/Application Support/bob/config.json, /Users/user/Library/Application Support/bob/config.toml - Windows: C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\bob\config.json, C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\bob\config.toml ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** bob - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - pacman - bob - 4.1.7-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: bob from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A version manager for neovim | https://github.com/MordechaiHadad/bob - Scoop - main/bob: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/bob.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [frum](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/frum/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust, version-manager. - [juliaup](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/juliaup/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, version-manager. - [luaver](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/luaver/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, version-manager. - [nave](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nave/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, version-manager. - [phpbrew](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/phpbrew/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, version-manager. - [ry](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ry/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, version-manager. - [scalaenv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/scalaenv/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, version-manager. - [xcenv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/xcenv/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, version-manager. - [fnm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fnm/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, manager, rust. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/bob.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/bob.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph