# Install docker-debug with Homebrew Use new container attach on already container go on debug. Version 0.7.11 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:docker-debug ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install docker-debug ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:docker-debug - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.7.11 - **Source summary:** Use new container attach on already container go on debug - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - docker-debug (cli) - docker-debug (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.7.11 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/zeromake/docker-debug - Upstream latest detected: v0.7.11 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage docker-debug is a small troubleshooting CLI that starts a new debug container joined to a running target container's namespaces, allowing tools to be supplied from a separate image instead of being baked into the production image. ### Project history The README presents docker-debug as inspired by kubectl-debug and aimed at inspecting running Docker containers by joining PID, network, user, filesystem, and IPC namespaces. It uses nicolaka/netshoot as the default debug image and supports overriding behavior with flags or a local TOML config file. The changelog shows rapid development in 2019 around mounting filesystems and volumes, adding a Homebrew install path, default config from environment, and config version management. Later entries are sparse, with v0.7.4 in 2022 documenting Docker client-version work and volume path handling. ### Adoption history Evidence for broad adoption is thin. The project documents Homebrew and binary-release installation, but the upstream materials mostly frame it as a focused utility for users who want Kubernetes-style ephemeral debugging against plain Docker containers. ### How it is used A typical invocation is docker-debug CONTAINER COMMAND. The tool creates a separate debug container, joins the target container's namespaces, mounts the target filesystem, runs the requested command, and then cleans up after the debug container exits. ### Why package nerds care docker-debug is interesting to package nerds because it packages an operations pattern rather than a large platform: ship debug tools separately, keep runtime images small, and use Linux namespaces to inspect a live workload. Its niche also makes it a good example of the long tail of Docker-era helper CLIs in Homebrew. ### Timeline - 2019: early v0.2.x-v0.6.x changelog entries add Homebrew installation, mounted filesystems, volume filesystem support, and config defaults. - 2020: v0.7.x releases include config client-version and migration fixes. - 2022: v0.7.4 documents Docker client-version work and volume path support. ### Related projects - The README names kubectl-debug as the inspiration, nicolaka/netshoot as the default debug image, and Docker Engine API documentation as a reference. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal. - **Geiger risk:** orange / medium - infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** docker-debug - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Related links - [Cloud CLI packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/cloud-clis/) - Belongs to a cloud or infrastructure command family. - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cdebug](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cdebug/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, containers, debugging, developer-tools, docker. - [gebug](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gebug/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, containers, debugging, developer-tools, docker. - [cekit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cekit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, containers, developer-tools, docker. - [devcontainer](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/devcontainer/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, containers, developer-tools, docker. - [dockcheck](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dockcheck/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, containers, developer-tools, docker. - [docker](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/docker/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, containers, developer-tools, docker. - [docker-buildx](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/docker-buildx/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, containers, developer-tools, docker. - [docker-clean](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/docker-clean/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, containers, developer-tools, docker. - [docker-gen](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/docker-gen/) - Package names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. Shared terms: cli, container, containers, developer, developer-tools. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/docker-debug.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/docker-debug.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph