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MacPortsverified · 94%
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CLI tool for versioning data. Version 0.4.5 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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CLI tool for versioning data
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Commands and aliases
- dud
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Project history and usage
Dud is a small Go CLI for versioning data beside source code and describing reproducible data pipelines. Its package-nerd interest is that it deliberately narrows the DVC-style data-versioning idea down to explicit commands, symlink-oriented checkouts, and composition with existing Unix tools.
Project history
The public release line began in 2021 with v0.0.1. The README frames Dud as inspired by DVC but designed around speed, simplicity, explicit commits, and a smaller scope rather than the broader machine-learning workflow covered by DVC.
Dud's design also delegates remote cache operations to Rclone instead of implementing cloud-storage backends itself, which makes the tool an example of a focused CLI leaning on a mature adjacent project.
Adoption history
Dud has modest adoption compared with DVC, but it crossed into package-manager visibility through Homebrew and MacPorts. GitHub releases continued through the 0.4 series in 2024, indicating an active but niche data-tooling project.
How it is used
Users initialize Dud in a project, commit large files or directories to a cache, store small stage metadata in source control, and fetch or push cached data as needed. The tool is aimed at teams that want data reproducibility without experiment tracking or automatic cache mutation.
Why package nerds care
Dud matters as a minimalist counterpoint in the data-versioning package space: it packages a DVC-like workflow as a standalone CLI, favors explicit side effects, and turns Rclone into the remote transport layer rather than growing its own provider matrix.
Timeline
- 2021: v0.0.1 published as the first GitHub release.
- 2022: v0.3.x releases refined the early command set.
- 2024: v0.4.5 published, keeping Dud available to Homebrew users.
Related projects
- DVC is Dud's clearest conceptual relative and contrast point.
- Rclone is part of Dud's remote-cache story because Dud uses it for fetch and push operations.
- Make is a related mental model for Dud stages and pipeline commands.
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 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
dud | 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 version0.4.5
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.4.5
https://github.com/kevin-hanselman/dud
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:dud |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.5 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/dud |
| Homepage | https://kevin-hanselman.github.io/dud/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/kevin-hanselman/dud |
| Upstream docs | https://kevin-hanselman.github.io/dud |
| License | BSD-3-Clause |
| Source archive | https://github.com/kevin-hanselman/dud/archive/refs/tags/v0.4.5.tar.gz |
| Build dependencies | go |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, 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 | dud |
| 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 |
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MacPorts95%
dud
sudo port install dud- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dud
source trail
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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