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Read temperature sensors in a 1-Wire net. Version 3.7.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install digitempDebian stable package indexes · digitemp · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install digitempFedora Rawhide package metadata · digitemp · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#digitempnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/di/digitemp/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Read temperature sensors in a 1-Wire net
Project links
Commands and aliases
- digitemp_DS2490
- digitemp_DS9097
- digitemp_DS9097U
history
Project history and usage
DigiTemp is a long-running command-line program for reading 1-Wire temperature and related sensors. The official README identifies it as DigiTemp for Linux and documents support for DS18S20, DS18B20, DS1822, DS2438, DS2409, DS2422, and DS2423 devices.
Project history
The README carries a 1996-2018 copyright notice for Brian C. Lane, placing DigiTemp among older Unix hardware utilities that predate modern package-manager culture but still fit it well: small C program, command-line interface, man page, and local configuration file. The GitHub repository was created in 2012 as a public source-control home for the maintained code.
Adoption history
DigiTemp's adoption is tied to 1-Wire hobbyist, server-room, and home-monitoring setups, especially where temperature readings need to be logged from serial adapters or USB 1-Wire interfaces. The official README describes cron-based logging, RRD graphing scripts, MySQL logging scripts, and GNU Plot output, which explains its durability in system-monitoring packages.
How it is used
A typical setup initializes `./.digitemprc` with the serial adapter and discovered sensor ROMs, then uses commands such as `digitemp -a` to read all sensors or `digitemp -a -l/var/log/temperature` from cron. Command-line arguments can temporarily override the configuration file.
Why package nerds care
DigiTemp matters as the sort of practical hardware bridge that package repositories preserve for decades: it turns inexpensive 1-Wire sensors into scriptable Unix telemetry. Its value is less about a modern interface and more about being stable, small, automatable, and useful on old or embedded systems.
Timeline
- 1996: Copyright history begins for DigiTemp for Linux.
- 2012: Public GitHub repository created.
- 2018: README copyright range reaches 2018 in version 3.7.2.
- 2025: GitHub repository metadata shows continuing source updates.
Related projects
- DigiTemp is closely related to Dallas/Maxim 1-Wire sensor tooling and to older Unix monitoring pipelines that combine cron, log files, RRD, database logging, and graph generation.
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 13 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 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.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
./.digitemprc
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
digitemp_DS2490 | cli | global executable | |
digitemp_DS9097 | cli | global executable | |
digitemp_DS9097U | 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 version3.7.2
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv3.7.2
https://github.com/bcl/digitemp
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:digitemp |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.7.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/digitemp |
| Homepage | https://www.digitemp.com/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/bcl/digitemp |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/bcl/digitemp#readme |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://github.com/bcl/digitemp/archive/refs/tags/v3.7.2.tar.gz |
| Dependencies | libusb-compat |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, 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 | digitemp |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| 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%
digitemp 3.7.2-2
read temperature sensors in a 1-Wire net
sudo apt install digitemp- Section: electronics
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 dependencies
- 3 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Digitemp
Nix95%
digitemp
nix profile install nixpkgs#digitemp- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Digitemp
Ubuntu apt95%
digitemp 3.7.2-2
read temperature sensors in a 1-Wire net
sudo apt install digitemp- Section: universe/electronics
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 dependencies
- 3 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Digitemp
dnf95%
digitemp 3.7.2-17.fc44
Dallas Semiconductor 1-wire device reading console application
sudo dnf install digitemp- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: digitemp
- 3 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Digitemp
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 configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment