install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install direvent

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install direvent

Debian stable package indexes · direvent · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#direvent

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

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install direvent

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · direvent · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Monitors events in the file system directories

Project links

Commands and aliases

direvent

history

Project history and usage

GNU Direvent is a directory event monitoring daemon that runs configured commands when filesystem changes occur.

Project history

GNU Direvent is maintained in Sergey Poznyakoff's GNU software area and documented as a daemon for reacting to events in preconfigured directories. Its manual emphasizes a uniform command-level interface over system-specific filesystem notification mechanisms.

Adoption history

The project sits in the Unix systems-administration tradition rather than the application-framework world. Its official documentation targets Linux and BSD-style systems, including FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, and Darwin, where filesystem event APIs differ but automation needs are similar.

How it is used

Users define watchers in /etc/direvent.conf or pass an alternate config file on the command line. Each watcher maps filesystem events to external commands, making the tool useful for immediate reactions to changes in important files or directories.

Why package nerds care

Direvent is interesting to package maintainers because it packages a portable daemon around a notoriously non-portable problem: reacting to filesystem changes across Unix kernels.

Timeline

2013: Documentation copyright period begins for GNU Direvent.
2019: Manual updated for GNU Direvent 5.2.
2026: Official project page remains maintained under the GNU Ukrainian software site.

Related projects

Direvent belongs near other filesystem event tools and init-adjacent automation daemons, but its official documentation focuses on its own watcher configuration model.

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 10 platform targets.

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: /etc/direvent.conf

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`direvent`	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 version5.4

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://www.gnu.org.ua/software/direvent/direvent.html

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.gnu.org.ua/software/direvent/direvent.htmlnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:direvent
Version	5.4
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/direvent
Homepage	https://www.gnu.org.ua/software/direvent/direvent.html
Repository	https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/direvent.git
Upstream docs	https://www.gnu.org.ua/software/direvent/direvent.html
License	GPL-3.0-or-later
Source archive	https://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gnu/direvent/direvent-5.4.tar.gz
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, 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	direvent
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	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.

Debian apt95%

direvent 5.2-1+b3

monitors events in the file system directories

https://www.gnu.org.ua/software/direvent/

sudo apt install direvent

Section: utils
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: direvent
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Direvent

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: direvent from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

direvent

nix profile install nixpkgs#direvent

normalized package name match
Matched by: Direvent

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/di/direvent/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Ubuntu apt95%

direvent 5.2-1

monitors events in the file system directories

https://www.gnu.org.ua/software/direvent/

sudo apt install direvent

Section: universe/utils
Architecture: amd64
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Direvent

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: direvent from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

zypper95%

direvent 5.5-1.1

File system directory change monitoring tool

https://www.gnu.org/software/direvent/

sudo zypper install direvent

License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Category: Productivity/File utilities
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: direvent
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Direvent

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: direvent from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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.

combined/direvent.yml

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

Install direvent with Homebrew, apt, Nix, zypper