# Install bork with Homebrew, Nix Bash-Operated Reconciling Kludge. Version 0.14.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:bork ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install bork ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#bork ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/bo/bork/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:bork - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.14.0 - **Source summary:** Bash-Operated Reconciling Kludge - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - bork (cli) - bork (alias) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.14.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/borksh/bork - Upstream latest detected: v0.14.0 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage bork is a Bash-based declarative configuration-management tool whose joke expansion, Bash-Operated Reconciling Kludge, accurately signals both its Unix minimalism and its Puppet-like reconciliation model. ### Project history The current borksh repository was created in February 2021, while the public project history includes an earlier mattly/bork repository. The official site describes bork as a Bash DSL for declarative assertions about system state. bork intentionally targets Bash 3.2 and common Unix utilities such as sed, awk, and grep, which makes portability across macOS and Unix-like systems part of the design rather than an accident. ### Adoption history bork is niche but packaged: the batch input records Homebrew and Nix availability, and the official packages page tracks package versions across channels. That suggests a tool maintained for small-scale operator and dotfile workflows rather than broad enterprise configuration management. Its adoption is strongest where users want declarative host setup without agents, services, or a large language runtime. ### How it is used Users write assertions using ok and no functions, declaring desired states such as files, directories, packages, or services. bork handlers then decide whether to check, install, upgrade, or otherwise reconcile that assertion. The manpage frames bork files as config files in their own right, so there is no separate fixed config path; users pass or run the scripts that contain their assertions. ### Why package nerds care bork is interesting because it keeps configuration management inside the shell and standard Unix toolbox. It is the opposite of a heavy agent: package it, run a script, reconcile state. For package curation, it is a reminder that some useful infrastructure tools are intentionally tiny DSLs rather than daemons or platforms. ### Timeline - 2021-02: Official GitHub repository metadata shows borksh/bork created. - 2021-02: GitHub release metadata shows v0.11.1 in the public release feed. - 2025: Repository metadata shows continued maintenance activity. - 2026: Package-manager input records Homebrew and Nix packaging. ### Related projects - Puppet is a conceptual reference point in bork's own tagline about configuration management. - Bash and common Unix utilities are explicit runtime foundations. - The borksh/homebrew-tap repository is related packaging infrastructure maintained by the project organization. ### Sources - - - - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** bork - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - bork: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/bo/bork/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Matched curated package taxonomy and local package facts. - [cfengine](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cfengine/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, configuration-management, system. - [comtrya](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/comtrya/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, configuration-management, system. - [confd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/confd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, configuration-management, system. - [rex](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rex/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, configuration-management, system. - [bash](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bash/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, system, unix. - [bash-snippets](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bash-snippets/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bash, cli, system. - [bashish](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bashish/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bash, cli, system. - [cups](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cups/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, system, unix. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/bork.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/bork.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - 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