# Install cheat with Homebrew, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, scoop, zypper Create and view interactive cheat sheets for *nix commands. Version 5.1.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:cheat ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install cheat ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install cheat ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: devel/cheat/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install cheat ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cheat from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#cheat ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ch/cheat/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install cheat ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: cheat from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/cheat ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/cheat.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:cheat - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 5.1.0 - **Source summary:** Create and view interactive cheat sheets for *nix commands - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-09T07:20:21+00:00 ## Executables - cheat (cli) - cheat (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: 5.1.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/cheat/cheat - Upstream latest detected: 5.1.0 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage cheat is a command-line cheatsheet viewer and editor for Unix-style command reference, designed for commands that administrators use often enough to need quick reminders but not often enough to memorize. ### Project history The GitHub repository was created in July 2013. The README describes a CLI that reads plain-text cheatsheets, supports personal and community cheatpaths, can edit sheets, and can search or filter by name, regex, path, and tags. ### Adoption history cheat grew beyond a single executable into an ecosystem around the cheat/cheatsheets repository, which was created in October 2019 for community-sourced sheets. The official installation guide lists manual binaries, `go install`, and packages for AUR, Homebrew, Docker, Nix, and Snap; the batch input also records MacPorts, Fedora, openSUSE, Scoop, and other package-manager coverage. ### How it is used Typical use is `cheat tar` or another command name to print examples, `cheat -e` to edit or create a sheet, `cheat -l` or `cheat -b` to list sheets, and `cheat -s` or `cheat -r -s` to search sheet contents. ### Why package nerds care cheat matters to CLI/package-manager culture because it turns command examples into local, editable, packageable data. Its XDG config, generated shell completions, community sheet repository, and broad package-manager availability make it a familiar small tool in terminal setup lists. ### Timeline - 2013: GitHub repository created. - 2019: cheat/cheatsheets repository created for community-sourced sheets. - 2019: 3.0.0 release published on GitHub. - 2026: Current installation docs describe 5.0.0 release binaries. ### Related projects - cheat/cheatsheets provides community-sourced cheatsheets used by the tool. - Chroma is used for syntax highlighting according to the README. - The project overlaps culturally with man pages, tldr-style pages, and shell-completion-driven command reference tools. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## 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 - Unix: ~/.config/cheat/conf.yml, path set by CHEAT_CONFIG_PATH ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** cheat - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Conflicts With:** bash-snippets - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - cheat: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ch/cheat/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - dnf - cheat - 4.4.2-14.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cheat from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Help for various commands and their use cases | https://github.com/cheat/cheat - dnf - cheat-bash-completion - 4.4.2-14.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cheat-bash-completion from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Bash completion support for cheat | https://github.com/cheat/cheat - dnf - cheat-community-cheatsheets - 4.4.2-14.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cheat-community-cheatsheets from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Cheatsheets created by community for cheat | https://github.com/cheat/cheatsheets - dnf - cheat-fish-completion - 4.4.2-14.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cheat-fish-completion from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Fish completion support for cheat | https://github.com/cheat/cheat - dnf - cheat-zsh-completion - 4.4.2-14.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cheat-zsh-completion from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Zsh completion support for cheat | https://github.com/cheat/cheat - zypper - cheat - 5.1.0-2.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: cheat from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Allows you to create and view interactive cheatsheets on the command-line | https://github.com/cheat/cheat - MacPorts - cheat: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: devel/cheat/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Scoop - main/cheat: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/cheat.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. - [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. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gtree](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gtree/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation, go. - [action-docs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/action-docs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation. - [adr-tools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/adr-tools/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation. - [adr-viewer](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/adr-viewer/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation. - [cargo-docset](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cargo-docset/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation. - [context7-mcp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/context7-mcp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation. - [cppman](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cppman/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation. - [dita-ot](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dita-ot/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation. - [docbook-xsl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/docbook-xsl/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: cli, create, developer, developer-tools, documentation. - [github-markdown-toc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/github-markdown-toc/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, documentation, go. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/cheat.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/cheat.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