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Install dcp with Homebrew, Nix

Docker cp made easy. Version 0.4.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install dcp

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#dcp

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

overview

Package summary

Docker cp made easy

Commands and aliases

  • dcp

history

Project history and usage

dcp is a small Rust command-line tool that wraps the multi-step workflow behind docker cp for container images. Its README frames the project around OCI images that are used as data carriers, especially Kubernetes-adjacent images such as operator bundles and Crossplane packages.

Project history

The public GitHub repository was created in July 2022, and the first tagged release, v0.1.0, was published on July 14, 2022. The project intentionally depends on existing Docker and Podman APIs rather than implementing its own container image stack.

Adoption history

dcp is packaged for Homebrew and Nix, which points to a niche but practical audience of developers who need a quick way to inspect or extract files from container images without creating containers by hand.

How it is used

Users run dcp with an image name and optional content and destination flags to copy filesystem content locally. The tool can also pass username and password flags for private images, while its README warns that shell history makes that convenience insecure.

Why package nerds care

For package-manager users, dcp is a tiny example of the post-Docker CLI ecosystem: a focused binary that turns a verbose container-runtime ritual into one command, useful when packages, manifests, or other deployable assets are shipped inside OCI images.

Timeline

  • 2022: GitHub repository created
  • 2022: v0.1.0 release published
  • 2022: v0.2.1 release published

Related projects

  • docker cp, podman, containerd, dive

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 10 platform targets.
  • Build metadata lists 1 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

CommandKindExposureNote
dcpcliglobal 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 version0.4.1
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.4.1

https://github.com/exdx/dcp

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

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:dcp
Version0.4.1
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/dcp
Homepagehttps://github.com/exdx/dcp
Repositoryhttps://github.com/exdx/dcp
Upstream docshttps://github.com/exdx/dcp#readme
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://github.com/exdx/dcp/archive/refs/tags/v0.4.1.tar.gz
Build dependenciesrust
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

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

dcp

nix profile install nixpkgs#dcp
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Dcp
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/dc/dcp/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/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

  • rustBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

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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