install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install dsocks

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install dsocks

MacPorts ports tree · net/dsocks/Portfile · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

SOCKS client wrapper for *BSD/macOS

Project links

Commands and aliases

dsocks.sh

history

Project history and usage

dsocks is Dug Song's small SOCKS client wrapper for BSD and Mac OS X.

Project history

The official page says dsocks implements only enough SOCKS4 and SOCKS5 support to use OpenSSH dynamic forwarding or a local Tor SOCKS proxy. Its upstream distribution was a tarball plus a Google Code SVN checkout.

Adoption history

The input metadata shows dsocks preserved in Homebrew and MacPorts, fitting the long tail of small Unix networking tools that package managers keep installable after their original hosting era.

How it is used

The documented examples wrap scp through an SSH dynamic tunnel, use Tor with a DNS proxy to avoid DNS leaks while browsing, and run ssh through Tor with dsocks-torify.sh.

Why package nerds care

dsocks is a compact historical proxy wrapper: narrow platform target, old source hosting, simple shell-facing UX, and practical value for users who want per-command proxying instead of a larger framework.

Timeline

Google Code era: Official page linked a source tarball and SVN checkout.
2026 batch: Input metadata shows continued Homebrew and MacPorts packaging.

Related projects

OpenSSH is central to the documented dynamic SOCKS forwarding workflow.
Tor is central to the documented anonymous SSH and browsing examples.
dpkt is linked by the official page for tor-dns-proxy.py.

Sources

https://monkey.org/~dugsong/dsocks
source_facts.package-manager

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

text:client

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 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.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`dsocks.sh`	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 version1.8

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://monkey.org/~dugsong/dsocks/

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://monkey.org/~dugsong/dsocks/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:dsocks
Version	1.8
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/dsocks
Homepage	https://monkey.org/~dugsong/dsocks/
Repository	http://dsocks.googlecode.com/svn/trunk
Upstream docs	https://monkey.org/~dugsong/dsocks
License	BSD-2-Clause
Source archive	https://storage.googleapis.com/google-code-archive-downloads/v2/code.google.com/dsocks/dsocks-1.8.tar.gz
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	dsocks
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	head 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.

MacPorts95%

dsocks

sudo port install dsocks

normalized package name match
Matched by: Dsocks

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: net/dsocks/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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/dsocks.yml

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

Install dsocks with Homebrew, MacPorts