# Install cpmtools with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts Tools to access CP/M file systems. Version 2.23 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:cpmtools ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install cpmtools ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install cpmtools ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/cpmtools/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install cpmtools ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: cpmtools from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install cpmtools ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cpmtools from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:cpmtools - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.23 - **Source summary:** Tools to access CP/M file systems - **Homepage:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - cpmchattr (cli) - cpmchmod (cli) - cpmcp (cli) - cpmls (cli) - cpmrm (cli) - fsck.cpm (cli) - fsed.cpm (cli) - mkfs.cpm (cli) - cpmchattr (alias) - cpmchmod (alias) - cpmcp (alias) - cpmls (alias) - cpmrm (alias) - fsck.cpm (alias) - fsed.cpm (alias) - mkfs.cpm (alias) ## Dependencies - libdsk ## Build dependencies - autoconf ## Uses from macOS - ncurses ## 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: 2.23 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://www.moria.de/~michael/cpmtools/ - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage cpmtools is Michael Haardt's collection of utilities for accessing CP/M file systems from modern host systems. It is a retrocomputing and disk-image maintenance package rather than an emulator. ### Project history The upstream README and homepage describe cpmtools as a package for accessing CP/M file systems in a style similar to mtools for MS-DOS file systems. It includes commands for listing, copying, removing, changing attributes and permissions, creating, checking, repairing, and viewing CP/M file systems. The manual pages identify Michael Haardt's copyright beginning in 1997 and note a Windows port by John Elliott. The 2026 cpmtools 2.24 release continues maintenance with filesystem, filename translation, mkfs, fsck, LibDsk, and diskdefs updates. ### Adoption history The supplied package facts list cpmtools in Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora/dnf, and MacPorts. That packaging spread reflects its role as a practical bridge between current Unix-like hosts and CP/M disk images used by retrocomputing communities. ### How it is used cpmtools is used to inspect and modify CP/M disk images, exchange files with simulators or floppy devices, and define disk geometries through diskdefs. The upstream documentation says all CP/M file system features are supported, while password protection is exposed as data rather than enforced. ### Why package nerds care For packagers, cpmtools is notable because it preserves access to non-self-describing CP/M disk formats. The diskdefs file is part of the package interface: CP/M generally does not store enough format information in the filesystem, so distributions must install the definitions file where the tools can find it. ### Timeline - 1997: Manual-page copyright begins for Michael Haardt's cpmtools. - 2022: Upstream files list cpmtools 2.23. - 2026: Upstream files list cpmtools 2.24 with diskdefs and filesystem fixes. ### Related projects - mtools is cited by upstream as the analogous package for MS-DOS file systems. - LibDsk support is mentioned in the 2.24 changes and command manual. ### Sources - - - ## 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:** cpmtools - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - cpmtools - 2.23-7: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: cpmtools from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Tools to access CP/M file systems - Ubuntu apt - cpmtools - 2.23-5build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: cpmtools from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Tools to access CP/M file systems - dnf - cpmtools - 2.23-12.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cpmtools from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Programs for accessing CP/M disks | http://www.moria.de/~michael/cpmtools/ - MacPorts - cpmtools: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/cpmtools/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. - [libdsk](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libdsk/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [autoconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/autoconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [acl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/acl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, filesystem, system. - [afuse](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/afuse/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, filesystem, system. - [attr](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/attr/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, filesystem, system. - [avfs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/avfs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, filesystem, system. - [bindfs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bindfs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, filesystem, system. - [convmv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/convmv/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, filesystem, system. - [dfc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dfc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, filesystem, system. - [duff](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/duff/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, filesystem, system. - [dosfstools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dosfstools/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, file, filesystem, fsck, mkfs. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/cpmtools.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/cpmtools.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