# Install cdebug with Homebrew, MacPorts Swiss army knife of container debugging. Version 0.0.19 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-15. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:cdebug ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install cdebug ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install cdebug ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/cdebug/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:cdebug - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.0.19 - **Source summary:** Swiss army knife of container debugging - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-15T10:20:12-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-09T07:20:21+00:00 ## Executables - cdebug (cli) - cdebug (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## 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: 0.0.19 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-15 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/iximiuz/cdebug - Upstream latest detected: v0.0.19 (current) ## Project history and usage cdebug is a Go-based command-line tool for debugging containers and Kubernetes pods, especially slim, scratch, and distroless images that do not include a shell or troubleshooting tools. ### Project history The upstream README calls cdebug a 'swiss army knife of container debugging' and documents commands for exec-style debugging, local port forwarding, and exporting or inspecting container filesystems. Its exec workflow is explicitly based on ideas from the iximiuz article about debugging slim Docker containers. The GitHub releases begin with v0.0.1 on 2022-11-06 and continue through v0.0.19 on 2026-01-18, showing an active small-tool release history around container debugging workflows. ### Adoption history cdebug entered package-manager culture as a modern container-debugging utility rather than a classic Unix tool. The Homebrew input records Homebrew and MacPorts packaging, and the upstream README documents Homebrew installation for macOS and Linux. ### How it is used Users run cdebug exec against Docker, containerd, nerdctl, or Kubernetes targets to start a temporary debugging sidecar whose tools are available in the target container's filesystem view. The README also documents cdebug port-forward for exposing unpublished or localhost-only container ports. ### Why package nerds care cdebug is notable because it packages a container namespace trick into a single statically linked binary. It sits in the practical space between docker exec, kubectl debug, nsenter-style debugging, and ad hoc sidecar containers, which makes it attractive to operators dealing with minimal images. ### Timeline - 2022-11-06: v0.0.1 and v0.0.2 published. - 2022-12: v0.0.4 through v0.0.6 published. - 2023: Multiple releases through v0.0.14. - 2024: v0.0.15 through v0.0.18 published. - 2026-01-18: v0.0.19 published. ### Related projects - The upstream README frames cdebug exec as a cross between docker exec and kubectl debug, and points to Nixery as a way to build custom debugging images. ### Sources - - - - - - - ## Security Notes infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal. - **Geiger risk:** orange / medium - infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** cdebug - **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 - MacPorts - cdebug: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/cdebug/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Cloud CLI packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/cloud-clis/) - Belongs to a cloud or infrastructure 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. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [docker-debug](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/docker-debug/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, containers, debugging, developer-tools, docker. - [gebug](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gebug/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, containers, debugging, developer-tools, docker. - [cekit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cekit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, containers, developer-tools, docker. - [cri-tools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cri-tools/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, containers, developer-tools, kubernetes. - [devcontainer](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/devcontainer/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, containers, developer-tools, docker. - [dockcheck](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dockcheck/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, containers, developer-tools, docker. - [docker](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/docker/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, containers, developer-tools, docker. - [docker-buildx](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/docker-buildx/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, containers, developer-tools, docker. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/cdebug.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/cdebug.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