# Install cdsclient with Homebrew, dnf, MacPorts Tools for querying CDS databases for astronomical data. Version 4.07 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:cdsclient ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install cdsclient ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install cdsclient ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: science/cdsclient/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install cdsclient ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cdsclient from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:cdsclient - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 4.07 - **Source summary:** Tools for querying CDS databases for astronomical data - **Homepage:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-only - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - Detex (cli) - abibcode (cli) - aclient (cli) - aclient_cgi (cli) - catClient.py (cli) - catcat (cli) - find2mas6x (cli) - find2mass (cli) - find2mass6x (cli) - find2massi (cli) - find_cats (cli) - find_cats.gz (cli) - find_gen (cli) - find_gen1 (cli) - findacro (cli) - findcat (cli) - findcfhtd (cli) - findcfhtw (cli) - findcmc14 (cli) - findcmc15 (cli) - findenis (cli) - findenis1 (cli) - findenis2 (cli) - findenis3 (cli) - findgalex5a (cli) - findgalex5m (cli) - findglimpse (cli) - findgsc (cli) - findgsc1.1 (cli) - findgsc1.2 (cli) - findgsc1.3 (cli) - findgsc2.2 (cli) - findgsc2.3 (cli) - findigsl (cli) - findiphas2 (cli) - findkic (cli) - findmc2 (cli) - findmc_irsf (cli) - findnomad1 (cli) - findpmm1 (cli) - findpmm2 (cli) - findppmx (cli) - findppmxl (cli) - findsage (cli) - findsdss-sp (cli) - findsdss3 (cli) - findsdss4 (cli) - findsdss5 (cli) - findsdss6 (cli) - findsdss7 (cli) - findsdss8 (cli) - findsdss9 (cli) - findspm4 (cli) - findtyc2 (cli) - findtycab (cli) - finducac1 (cli) - finducac2 (cli) - finducac3 (cli) - finducac4 (cli) - findudxs8 (cli) - findudxs9 (cli) - findugcs8 (cli) - findugcs9 (cli) - findugps6 (cli) - findulas7 (cli) - findulas8 (cli) - findulas9 (cli) - findurat1 (cli) - findusnoa1 (cli) - findusnoa2 (cli) - findusnob1 (cli) - findviking1 (cli) - findwise (cli) - findwise0 (cli) - findwise_pre (cli) - findwisep (cli) - lscat (cli) - simbib (cli) - simref (cli) - vizquery (cli) - Detex (alias) - abibcode (alias) - aclient (alias) - aclient_cgi (alias) - catClient.py (alias) - catcat (alias) - find2mas6x (alias) - find2mass (alias) - find2mass6x (alias) - find2massi (alias) - find_cats (alias) - find_cats.gz (alias) - find_gen (alias) - find_gen1 (alias) - findacro (alias) - findcat (alias) - findcfhtd (alias) - findcfhtw (alias) - findcmc14 (alias) - findcmc15 (alias) - findenis (alias) - findenis1 (alias) - findenis2 (alias) - findenis3 (alias) - findgalex5a (alias) - findgalex5m (alias) - findglimpse (alias) - findgsc (alias) - findgsc1.1 (alias) - findgsc1.2 (alias) - findgsc1.3 (alias) - findgsc2.2 (alias) - findgsc2.3 (alias) - findigsl (alias) - findiphas2 (alias) - findkic (alias) - findmc2 (alias) - findmc_irsf (alias) - findnomad1 (alias) - findpmm1 (alias) - findpmm2 (alias) - findppmx (alias) - findppmxl (alias) - findsage (alias) - findsdss-sp (alias) - findsdss3 (alias) - findsdss4 (alias) - findsdss5 (alias) - findsdss6 (alias) - findsdss7 (alias) - findsdss8 (alias) - findsdss9 (alias) - findspm4 (alias) - findtyc2 (alias) - findtycab (alias) - finducac1 (alias) - finducac2 (alias) - finducac3 (alias) - finducac4 (alias) - findudxs8 (alias) - findudxs9 (alias) - findugcs8 (alias) - findugcs9 (alias) - findugps6 (alias) - findulas7 (alias) - findulas8 (alias) - findulas9 (alias) - findurat1 (alias) - findusnoa1 (alias) - findusnoa2 (alias) - findusnob1 (alias) - findviking1 (alias) - findwise (alias) - findwise0 (alias) - findwise_pre (alias) - findwisep (alias) - lscat (alias) - simbib (alias) - simref (alias) - vizquery (alias) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 4.07 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/doc/cdsclient.html - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage cdsclient is the Centre de Donnees astronomiques de Strasbourg command-line client package for querying CDS Archive, VizieR, SIMBAD-adjacent bibliographic data, and large astronomical catalogs from Unix-like systems. ### Project history The official CDS documentation describes cdsclient as a set of C and shell routines buildable on Unix workstations and Linux PCs. Once compiled, the package queries CDS databases or network mirrors and provides both generic clients and catalog-specific fast paths. The documentation page is versioned 30-Dec-2009 and records individual tool dates that trace the package's catalog-service role: vizquery is listed as a September 2003 generic VizieR query program, find_cats as a January 2008 large-survey query program, and many survey clients as later catalog-specific additions. The CDS software directory shows archived cdsclient releases 3.81 and 3.83 in 2016, 3.84 in 2017, and 4.07 in October 2024. ### Adoption history cdsclient is niche research infrastructure rather than a broad developer utility. Its adoption is visible through packaging in Unix-like distribution channels and through the long life of the CDS service model: astronomers can script catalog lookups instead of using only browser forms or interactive VizieR sessions. ### How it is used Users build the tarball with configure and make, then run tools such as vizquery, find_cats, find2mass, finducac, findsdss, findwise, simbib, and simref to retrieve catalog data, cross-match lists of positions, or look up bibliographic references. The CDS docs distinguish HTTP access for vizquery from the dedicated client protocol used by find_cats on port 1660, with proxy and fallback-server environment variables documented for institutional networks. ### Why package nerds care For package maintainers, cdsclient is a small example of classic scientific Unix software: no public forge is central to its identity, the authoritative source is an institutional tarball and documentation site, and the value is reproducible command-line access to large research data services. ### Timeline - 2003: Documentation lists vizquery as a generic VizieR query client. - 2008: Documentation lists find_cats as a large-survey query client. - 2009: cdsclient documentation page carries Version 30-Dec-2009. - 2016: CDS software directory lists cdsclient 3.81 and 3.83 tarballs. - 2017: CDS software directory lists cdsclient 3.84. - 2024: CDS software directory lists cdsclient 4.07 and the current cdsclient.tar.gz dated 2024-10-22. ### Related projects - VizieR is the CDS catalog service queried by vizquery. - SIMBAD, Sesame, CDS Archive, and the individual survey catalogs queried by find2mass, finducac, findsdss, and findwise are adjacent parts of the same astronomical-data workflow. ### Sources - - ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** cdsclient - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - dnf - cdsclient - 4.07-7.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cdsclient from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Tools to query databases at CDS | https://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/doc/cdsclient.html - MacPorts - cdsclient: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: science/cdsclient/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [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. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Database and data packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/database-data-tools/) - Matched database, SQL, migration, or data-store metadata. - [calceph](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/calceph/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: astronomy, cli, science. - [ccfits](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ccfits/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: astronomy, cli, science. - [cfitsio](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cfitsio/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: astronomy, cli, science. - [gnuastro](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gnuastro/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: astronomy, cli, science. - [healpix](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/healpix/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: astronomy, cli, science. - [libnova](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libnova/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: astronomy, cli, science. - [montage](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/montage/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: astronomy, cli, science. - [phoon](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/phoon/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: astronomy, cli, science. - [sextractor](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sextractor/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: astronomical, astronomy, catalog, cli, science. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/cdsclient.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/cdsclient.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