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Install dasht with Homebrew, apk, Nix

Search API docs offline, in your terminal or browser. Version 2.4.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install dasht

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add dasht

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dasht · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#dasht

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/da/dasht/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Search API docs offline, in your terminal or browser

Commands and aliases

  • dasht
  • dasht-docsets
  • dasht-docsets-extract
  • dasht-docsets-install
  • dasht-docsets-remove
  • dasht-docsets-update
  • dasht-query-exec
  • dasht-query-html
  • dasht-query-line
  • dasht-server
  • dasht-server-http

history

Project history and usage

dasht is a POSIX-shell toolset for searching and browsing Dash docsets from a terminal or local browser.

Project history

The project published v1.0.0 in early 2016 and moved quickly to a v2.0.0 line the same year. Its README frames the name as a combination of Dash and terminal, and documents a collection of scripts for searching, serving, installing, and updating offline docsets.

Adoption history

dasht's adoption is centered on users who want Dash-style API documentation without leaving Unix shells, editors, or lightweight browser views. Official documentation covers package-manager installation, manual installation, shell completion, and Vim integration.

How it is used

The normal workflow is to install one or more docsets with `dasht-docsets-install`, search them with `dasht`, and optionally expose a browser search interface with `dasht-server`.

Why package nerds care

Package nerds care about dasht because it treats offline API documentation as command-line data: SQLite docset indexes, POSIX tools, manpages, shell completions, and editor integration instead of a GUI-only documentation browser.

Timeline

  • 2016: v1.0.0 and v1.1.0 releases established the project.
  • 2016: v2.0.0 introduced the second major release line.
  • 2020: v2.4.0 was published as a tagged GitHub release.

Related projects

  • dasht is built around Dash docsets and documents related use with Vim through the vim-dasht plugin.

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

  • broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

  • text:http,server

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
  • Installs with 4 runtime dependencies.

Recommended review

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

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
dashtcliglobal executable
dasht-docsetscliglobal executable
dasht-docsets-extractcliglobal executable
dasht-docsets-installcliglobal executable
dasht-docsets-removecliglobal executable
dasht-docsets-updatecliglobal executable
dasht-query-execcliglobal executable
dasht-query-htmlcliglobal executable
dasht-query-linecliglobal executable
dasht-servercliglobal executable
dasht-server-httpcliglobal 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 version2.4.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv2.4.0

https://github.com/sunaku/dasht

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:dasht
Version2.4.0
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/dasht
Homepagehttps://sunaku.github.io/dasht
Repositoryhttps://github.com/sunaku/dasht
Upstream docshttps://github.com/sunaku/dasht#readme
LicenseISC
Source archivehttps://github.com/sunaku/dasht/archive/refs/tags/v2.4.0.tar.gz
Dependenciessocat, sqlite, w3m, wget
Bottleavailable (on all)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namedasht
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%

dasht

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

dasht 2.4.0-r0

collection of shell scripts for searching, browsing, and managing API documentation from Dash

https://github.com/sunaku/dasht

sudo apk add dasht
  • License: ISC
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: dasht
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Dasht
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dasht from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

dasht-doc 2.4.0-r0

collection of shell scripts for searching, browsing, and managing API documentation from Dash (documentation)

https://github.com/sunaku/dasht

sudo apk add dasht-doc
  • License: ISC
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: dasht
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Dasht
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dasht-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

dasht-zsh-completion 2.4.0-r0

Zsh completions for dasht

https://github.com/sunaku/dasht

sudo apk add dasht-zsh-completion
  • License: ISC
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: dasht
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Dasht
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dasht-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

package graph

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

Related tools

  • socatRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • sqliteRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • w3mRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • wgetRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • mandownShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation, terminal.
  • pinfoShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation, terminal.
  • swagShares av.db curated category or tags: api-documentation, cli, developer-tools, documentation.
  • action-docsShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation.
  • adr-toolsShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation.
  • adr-viewerShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation.

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 package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment