# 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 ```sh sudo av install brew:dasht ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install dasht ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add dasht ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dasht from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#dasht ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/da/dasht/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:dasht - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.4.0 - **Source summary:** Search API docs offline, in your terminal or browser - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** ISC - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - dasht (cli) - dasht-docsets (cli) - dasht-docsets-extract (cli) - dasht-docsets-install (cli) - dasht-docsets-remove (cli) - dasht-docsets-update (cli) - dasht-query-exec (cli) - dasht-query-html (cli) - dasht-query-line (cli) - dasht-server (cli) - dasht-server-http (cli) - dasht (alias) - dasht-docsets (alias) - dasht-docsets-extract (alias) - dasht-docsets-install (alias) - dasht-docsets-remove (alias) - dasht-docsets-update (alias) - dasht-query-exec (alias) - dasht-query-html (alias) - dasht-query-line (alias) - dasht-server (alias) - dasht-server-http (alias) ## Dependencies - socat - sqlite - w3m - wget ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2.4.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/sunaku/dasht - Upstream latest detected: v2.4.0 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## 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. ### 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:** dasht - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - dasht: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/da/dasht/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - dasht - 2.4.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dasht from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | collection of shell scripts for searching, browsing, and managing API documentation from Dash | https://github.com/sunaku/dasht - apk - dasht-doc - 2.4.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dasht-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | collection of shell scripts for searching, browsing, and managing API documentation from Dash (documentation) | https://github.com/sunaku/dasht - apk - dasht-zsh-completion - 2.4.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dasht-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Zsh completions for dasht | https://github.com/sunaku/dasht ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [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. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [socat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/socat/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [sqlite](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sqlite/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [w3m](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/w3m/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [wget](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/wget/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [mandown](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mandown/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation, terminal. - [pinfo](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pinfo/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation, terminal. - [swag](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/swag/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: api-documentation, cli, developer-tools, documentation. - [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. - [cheat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cheat/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation. - [dashing](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dashing/) - Both packages work with overlapping file formats or content types. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, docset, docsets. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/dasht.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/dasht.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