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Install clifm with Homebrew, apk, dnf, MacPorts, Nix

Command-line Interface File Manager. Version 1.28 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-28.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install clifm

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install clifm

MacPorts ports tree · sysutils/clifm/Portfile · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Command-line Interface File Manager

Commands and aliases

  • clifm

history

Project history and usage

CliFM is a shell-like command-line file manager: no GUI, no TUI menus, and a workflow centered on typed commands. Its official README emphasizes file-management features such as bookmarks, search, selections, previews, bulk rename, archive handling, trash, plugins, workspaces, autosuggestions, and shell-style command expansion.

Project history

The upstream GitHub repository was created in 2018. By the 1.x series, the project had grown from a command-line file browser into a feature-rich terminal file manager with profiles, plugins, keybindings, image previews, a directory jumper, remote filesystem operations, and many compatibility paths for old or constrained terminals.

Adoption history

CliFM's README links package installation through Linux package channels and OpenSUSE Build Service, while the batch input lists apk, dnf, Homebrew, MacPorts, and Nix entries. That distribution spread is notable for a file manager whose design intentionally avoids the more common curses-style TUI pattern.

How it is used

Users start clifm in a directory and manage files through short commands, entry list numbers, shell commands, tab completion, plugins, filters, previews, and profile-specific configuration. The official README says ordinary shell commands work, while the built-in help, man page, and wiki expose the richer file-management command set.

Why package nerds care

CliFM is interesting to package nerds because it is a terminal file manager that rejects the usual ncurses file-pane model. It packages as a small C-oriented Unix tool, runs across many Unix-like systems, and exposes optional integration points instead of hard depending on a desktop environment.

Timeline

  • 2018: leo-arch/clifm GitHub repository created.
  • 2025: The changelog shows active 1.24 through 1.26 feature releases, including terminal, image preview, keybinding, and filesystem improvements.
  • 2026: The changelog lists 1.27 and 1.28 releases; the batch input lists apk, dnf, Homebrew, MacPorts, and Nix packaging.

Related projects

  • CliFM's own README compares specific components with tools such as ranger's rifle and scope.sh, pistol, autojump, z.lua, and zoxide. In the broader package ecosystem it sits near terminal file managers like ranger, nnn, lf, vifm, and yazi, but keeps a command-line rather than full-screen TUI identity.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Installs with 3 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

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

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix
$CLIFMRC$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/clifm/profiles/PROFILE/clifmrc~/.config/clifm/profiles/PROFILE/clifmrc

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
clifmcliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08
manager version1.28
manager updated2026-05-28
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.28

https://github.com/leo-arch/clifm

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:clifm
Version1.28
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/clifm
Homepagehttps://github.com/leo-arch/clifm
Repositoryhttps://github.com/leo-arch/clifm
Upstream docshttps://github.com/leo-arch/clifm#readme
LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later
Source archivehttps://github.com/leo-arch/clifm/archive/refs/tags/v1.28.tar.gz
Last updated2026-05-28T04:27:54Z
Pulseupdated
Dependenciesgettext, libmagic, readline
Build dependenciescmake, pkgconf
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Nameclifm
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

clifm

nix profile install nixpkgs#clifm
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Clifm
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cl/clifm/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
apk95%

clifm 1.28-r0

CLI file manager

https://github.com/leo-arch/clifm

sudo apk add clifm
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: clifm
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Clifm
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: clifm from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

clifm-bash-completion 1.28-r0

Bash completions for clifm

https://github.com/leo-arch/clifm

sudo apk add clifm-bash-completion
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: clifm
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Clifm
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: clifm-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

clifm-doc 1.28-r0

CLI file manager (documentation)

https://github.com/leo-arch/clifm

sudo apk add clifm-doc
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: clifm
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Clifm
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: clifm-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

clifm-fish-completion 1.28-r0

Fish completions for clifm

https://github.com/leo-arch/clifm

sudo apk add clifm-fish-completion
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: clifm
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Clifm
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: clifm-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

clifm-zsh-completion 1.28-r0

Zsh completions for clifm

https://github.com/leo-arch/clifm

sudo apk add clifm-zsh-completion
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: clifm
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Clifm
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: clifm-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

clifm 1.28-1.fc45

Shell-like, command line terminal file manager

https://github.com/leo-arch/clifm

sudo dnf install clifm
  • License: GPL-2.0-only AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-3.0-only
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: clifm
  • 9 dependencies
  • 3 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Clifm
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: clifm from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

clifm

sudo port install clifm
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Clifm
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/clifm/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • gettextRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • cmakeBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • pkgconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • bashishShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, shell, system, terminal.
  • hrShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, shell, system, terminal.
  • murexShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, shell, system, terminal.
  • nshShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, shell, system, terminal.
  • nushellShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, shell, system, terminal.
  • rangerShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-manager, system, terminal.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment