macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install dcflddlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install dcflddMacPorts ports tree · sysutils/dcfldd/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install dcfldd with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix
Enhanced version of dd for forensics and security. Version 1.9.3 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install dcflddDebian stable package indexes · dcfldd · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install dcflddFedora Rawhide package metadata · dcfldd · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#dcflddnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/dc/dcfldd/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Enhanced version of dd for forensics and security
Project links
Commands and aliases
- dcfldd
history
Project history and usage
dcfldd is an enhanced version of GNU dd for forensics and security. The official README describes features such as on-the-fly hashing, status output, flexible disk wiping, image/wipe verification, multiple outputs, split output, and native logging/piping.
Project history
The official README says dcfldd was originally created by Nicholas Harbour from the DoD Computer Forensics Laboratory. The current volunteer-maintained repository imported the inactive upstream from tarballs, applied Debian and other discovered patches, and recorded initial restoration work in the ChangeLog from version 1.5 onward.
Adoption history
dcfldd spread as a forensic imaging utility because it retained dd-like command-line habits while adding evidence-handling conveniences. The input package facts show it packaged by Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, Ubuntu, and openSUSE, reflecting its role in Unix forensic tool collections.
How it is used
Users commonly choose dcfldd when disk imaging needs integrated hash calculation, progress, verification, split files, or simultaneous destinations. It keeps the operational feel of dd but makes common acquisition and wiping tasks less dependent on surrounding scripts.
Why package nerds care
dcfldd is significant as one of the better-known forensic forks of dd. For package maintainers, it is a small, scriptable utility with a durable niche: old-school Unix imaging semantics plus the auditability expected in forensic workflows.
Timeline
- Original era: Created by Nicholas Harbour from the DoD Computer Forensics Laboratory.
- 2019: Current GitHub repository created by the resurrecting-open-source-projects organization.
- Version 1.5 and later: Restoration work and applied patches recorded in the ChangeLog, according to the README.
- 2025: Official GitHub API metadata shows repository activity continuing into June 2025.
Related projects
- GNU dd is the base lineage; dc3dd is the sibling forensic dd variant that occupies a similar package-manager niche.
Sources
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 8 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 3 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.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
dcfldd | cli | global 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 version1.9.3
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.9.3
https://github.com/resurrecting-open-source-projects/dcfldd
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:dcfldd |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.9.3 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/dcfldd |
| Homepage | https://github.com/resurrecting-open-source-projects/dcfldd |
| Repository | https://github.com/resurrecting-open-source-projects/dcfldd |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/resurrecting-open-source-projects/dcfldd#readme |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://github.com/resurrecting-open-source-projects/dcfldd/archive/refs/tags/v1.9.3.tar.gz |
| Build dependencies | autoconf, automake, pkgconf |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | dcfldd |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
dcfldd 1.9.2-1
enhanced version of dd for forensics and security
https://github.com/resurrecting-open-source-projects/dcfldd
sudo apt install dcfldd- Section: admin
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dcfldd
Nix95%
dcfldd
nix profile install nixpkgs#dcfldd- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dcfldd
Ubuntu apt95%
dcfldd 1.9.1-1ubuntu2
enhanced version of dd for forensics and security
https://github.com/resurrecting-open-source-projects/dcfldd
sudo apt install dcfldd- Section: universe/admin
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dcfldd
dnf95%
dcfldd 1.9.3-3.fc44
Improved dd, useful for forensics and security
https://github.com/resurrecting-open-source-projects/dcfldd
sudo dnf install dcfldd- License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND LicenseRef-Callaway-BSD AND LicenseRef-Callaway-Copyright-only
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: dcfldd
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dcfldd
MacPorts95%
dcfldd
sudo port install dcfldd- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dcfldd
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.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
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