# Install direnv with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget, zypper Load/unload environment variables based on $PWD. Version 2.37.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:direnv ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install direnv ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install direnv ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: devel/direnv/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add direnv ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: direnv from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install direnv ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: direnv from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install direnv ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: direnv from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#direnv ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/di/direnv/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S direnv ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: direnv from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install direnv ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: direnv from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/direnv ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/direnv.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id direnv.direnv -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: direnv.direnv from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:direnv - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.37.1 - **Source summary:** Load/unload environment variables based on $PWD - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-22T14:03:09-07:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - direnv (cli) - direnv (alias) ## Dependencies - bash ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2.37.1 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-22 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/direnv/direnv - Upstream latest detected: v2.37.1 (current) ## Project history and usage direnv is a shell extension for loading and unloading project-specific environment variables as the current working directory changes. ### Project history The project frames itself as a way to unclutter shell startup files: instead of putting every export in a global profile, a project can keep an authorized .envrc near its source tree. Its README and man page describe a small, language-agnostic executable that hooks into interactive shells and evaluates environment changes in a subprocess. ### Adoption history Official installation documentation lists packages or install paths for Fedora, Arch Linux, Debian, Gentoo Guru, NetBSD pkgsrc-wip, NixOS, Homebrew, openSUSE, MacPorts, Ubuntu, GNU Guix, and Windows winget. That packaging spread matches direnv's role as cross-language glue for local development environments. ### How it is used The common workflow is to install direnv, hook it into the user's shell, create a project .envrc, and explicitly allow that file before it is evaluated. The README highlights 12-factor environment variables, isolated development environments, deployment secrets, and integrations with tools such as Nix and language version managers. ### Why package nerds care Package nerds care about direnv because it solves a small boundary problem cleanly: it lets shells, package managers, language managers, and project repositories cooperate without turning into a full environment manager. ### Timeline - 2011: GitHub repository created. - 2019: direnv.toml manual documents the TOML config file path. - 2025: v2.37.1 published on GitHub releases. ### Related projects - The official README points users toward adjacent tools including Environment Modules, autoenv, zsh-autoenv, asdf, shadowenv, quickenv, and mise. ### Sources - - - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## 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 - Unix: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/direnv/direnv.toml, ~/.config/direnv/direnv.toml, ~/.config/direnv/direnvrc, .envrc ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** direnv - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - direnv - 2.32.1-2+b16: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: direnv from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Utility to set directory specific environment variables | http://direnv.net/ - Nix - direnv: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/di/direnv/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - direnv - 2.32.1-2build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: direnv from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Utility to set directory specific environment variables | http://direnv.net/ - apk - direnv - 2.37.1-r7: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: direnv from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Environment variable switcher for the shell | https://direnv.net - apk - direnv-doc - 2.37.1-r7: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: direnv-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Environment variable switcher for the shell (documentation) | https://direnv.net - apk - direnv-fish - 2.37.1-r7: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: direnv-fish from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | configuration hooks for fish | https://direnv.net - dnf - direnv - 2.37.1-6.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: direnv from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Per-directory shell configuration tool | https://github.com/direnv/direnv - pacman - direnv - 2.37.1-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: direnv from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A shell extension that manages your environment | https://direnv.net - zypper - direnv - 2.37.1-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: direnv from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Environment switcher for shells | https://direnv.net/ - zypper - direnv-bash-completion - 2.37.1-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: direnv-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Bash Completion for direnv | https://direnv.net/ - zypper - direnv-fish-completion - 2.37.1-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: direnv-fish-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Fish Completion for direnv | https://direnv.net/ - zypper - direnv-zsh-completion - 2.37.1-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: direnv-zsh-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Zsh Completion for direnv | https://direnv.net/ - MacPorts - direnv: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: devel/direnv/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Scoop - main/direnv: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/direnv.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - direnv.direnv: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: direnv.direnv from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Related links - [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. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - 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[combined/direnv.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/direnv.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - 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