# Install bsdsfv with Homebrew, MacPorts SFV utility tools. Version 1.18 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:bsdsfv ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install bsdsfv ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install bsdsfv ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/bsdsfv/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:bsdsfv - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.18 - **Source summary:** SFV utility tools - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-3-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - bsdsfv (cli) - bsdsfv (alias) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.18 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://bsdsfv.sourceforge.net/ - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage BSDSFV is a small SourceForge-era command-line utility for creating and checking SFV checksum files. Its official page positions it as an all-in-one SFV tool for local use, site operators, packagers, and download verification. ### Project history The project published source tarballs on SourceForge from at least June 2000 through November 2003. The README in the 1.18 source archive says this version was based on pdsfv by hoopy, with additional features, performance tuning, and cleanup. BSDSFV targeted the SFV workflow common in FTP and release-distribution scenes: create SFV files, verify single files or whole releases, add banners, and interoperate with other SFV tools including an SFVNIX compatibility mode. ### Adoption history The project predates modern forge and package registry conventions, but it survived in Unix package managers as a compact checksum utility. The Homebrew input also records MacPorts packaging, which is typical for old C command-line tools that remained useful without active feature churn. ### How it is used BSDSFV is used from the shell to generate or verify SFV files, especially when checking that a release directory or downloaded file set matches expected CRC32 checksums. The official page also calls out glFTPd integration and count-missing-files support for race scripts. ### Why package nerds care For package-history nerds, BSDSFV is a time capsule of early-2000s file-verification culture: tiny C source, SourceForge distribution, SFV interoperability, and FTP-site automation all in one formula-sized package. ### Timeline - 2000: SourceForge file feed lists bsdsfv-1.0.0.tar.gz. - 2001: Version 1.0.12 was published on SourceForge. - 2002: README in the source archive records the pdsfv lineage. - 2003: Version 1.18 was published on SourceForge. ### Related projects - pdsfv is named in the BSDSFV README as the codebase BSDSFV was based on. - SFVNIX is named by the official page as a compatibility target for SFV files created by BSDSFV. - glFTPd is named by the official page as an integration target for site automation. ### Sources - Official homepage describes SFV creation, verification, SFVNIX compatibility, and glFTPd support: https://bsdsfv.sourceforge.net/ - Package-manager adoption from source_facts.package-manager. - SourceForge RSS feed lists releases from 1.0.0 in 2000 through 1.18 in 2003: https://sourceforge.net/projects/bsdsfv/rss?path=/ - The 1.18 source README says BSDSFV was based on pdsfv by hoopy: https://sourceforge.net/projects/bsdsfv/files/bsdsfv/1.18/bsdsfv-1.18.tar.gz/download ## 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:** bsdsfv - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - MacPorts - bsdsfv: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/bsdsfv/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/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. - [cksfv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cksfv/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: checksums, cli, file-verification, sfv, system. - [clean](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/clean/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-utilities, system. - [zet](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/zet/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-utilities, system. - [par2](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/par2/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-verification, system. - [abduco](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/abduco/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, system. - [acl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/acl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, system. - [acpica](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/acpica/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, system. - [afio](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/afio/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, system. - [avfs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/avfs/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, file, system. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/bsdsfv.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/bsdsfv.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