# Install dsocks with Homebrew, MacPorts SOCKS client wrapper for *BSD/macOS. Version 1.8 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:dsocks ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install dsocks ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install dsocks ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: net/dsocks/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:dsocks - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.8 - **Source summary:** SOCKS client wrapper for *BSD/macOS - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-2-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - dsocks.sh (cli) - dsocks.sh (alias) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.8 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://monkey.org/~dugsong/dsocks/ - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## 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 - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## 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:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - MacPorts - dsocks: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: net/dsocks/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [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. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [connect](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/connect/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy, socks. - [dante](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dante/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy, socks. - [gost](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gost/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy, socks. - [obfs4proxy](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/obfs4proxy/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy, tor. - [ocproxy](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ocproxy/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy, socks. - [proxychains-ng](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/proxychains-ng/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy, socks. - [tun2proxy](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tun2proxy/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy, socks. - [brook](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/brook/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/dsocks.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/dsocks.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 - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph