macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install dotslashlocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
Install dotslash with Homebrew, Nix, pacman, scoop
Simplified executable deployment. Version 0.5.9 via Homebrew; verified 2026-04-10.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#dotslashnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/do/dotslash/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S dotslashArch Linux sync databases · dotslash · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/dotslashScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/dotslash.json · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Simplified executable deployment
Project links
Commands and aliases
- dotslash
history
Project history and usage
DotSlash is Meta's command-line tool for representing platform-specific heavyweight executables as small text files that fetch, verify, and run the correct binary on demand. It is aimed at executable deployment inside source repositories and reproducible build environments.
Project history
Meta announced DotSlash publicly on February 6, 2024 as an open-source developer-infrastructure tool. The first GitHub release, v0.1.0, was published the same day, and subsequent 2024 and 2025 releases iterated on the executable-deployment model.
Adoption history
DotSlash grew from the internal need to vendor large toolchain binaries without bloating repositories or relying on each developer's host environment. Its package-manager adoption includes Homebrew, Nix, pacman, and Scoop entries, which made the `dotslash` interpreter easier to install across common workstation setups.
How it is used
Developers create small executable DotSlash files that describe per-platform providers, sizes, hashes, archive formats, and paths. On first execution, DotSlash downloads and verifies the matching artifact; later executions reuse the cached binary.
Why package nerds care
DotSlash is package-nerd bait because it sits between vendoring, lockfiles, binary caches, and hermetic build tooling. It treats executable resolution as data checked into source control, while leaving the large artifacts outside the repository and verifying them with content hashes.
Timeline
- 2024: Meta announced DotSlash and published v0.1.0 on February 6.
- 2024: The project shipped several early releases through v0.4.x.
- 2025: v0.5.x releases continued the public release train.
Related projects
- Buck2
- Bazel
- Nix
- Scoop
- Homebrew
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 6 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
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
dotslash | 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 version0.5.9
manager updated2026-04-10
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.5.9
https://github.com/facebook/dotslash
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:dotslash |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.9 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/dotslash |
| Homepage | https://dotslash-cli.com |
| Repository | https://github.com/facebook/dotslash |
| Upstream docs | https://dotslash-cli.com/docs |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://github.com/facebook/dotslash/archive/refs/tags/v0.5.9.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-04-10T00:41:26Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Build dependencies | rust |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, 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 | dotslash |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| 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.
Nix95%
dotslash
nix profile install nixpkgs#dotslash- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dotslash
pacman95%
dotslash 0.5.8-1
Command-line tool to facilitate fetching an executable, caching it, and then running it
https://github.com/facebook/dotslash
sudo pacman -S dotslash- License: MIT AND Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dotslash
Scoop95%
main/dotslash
scoop install main/dotslash- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dotslash
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 package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment