# Install editorconfig with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, scoop, zypper Maintain consistent coding style between multiple editors. Version 0.12.11 via Homebrew; verified 2026-04-15. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:editorconfig ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install editorconfig ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add editorconfig ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: editorconfig from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install editorconfig ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: editorconfig from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install editorconfig ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: editorconfig from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install editorconfig ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: editorconfig from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/editorconfig ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/editorconfig.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:editorconfig - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.12.11 - **Source summary:** Maintain consistent coding style between multiple editors - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-2-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-04-15T09:11:05Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - editorconfig (cli) - editorconfig-0.12.11 (cli) - editorconfig (alias) - editorconfig-0.12.11 (alias) ## Dependencies - pcre2 ## Build dependencies - cmake ## 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: 0.12.11 - Package-manager updated: 2026-04-15 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/editorconfig/editorconfig-core-c - Upstream latest detected: v0.12.11 (current) ## Project history and usage EditorConfig is a cross-editor coding-style convention built around one plain text file named .editorconfig. Its package-manager identity is the command-line C core, but its cultural footprint is broader: a file format, a formal spec, core parsers, and editor integrations. ### Project history The EditorConfig site describes the project as both a file format and a collection of editor plugins for maintaining consistent coding styles across editors and IDEs. The site repository was created in 2011, and the C core repository followed in 2012 as reusable parser and locator code for integrations. The editorconfig-core-c README explains why the C core exists: plugin authors can share file location, INI parsing, and glob matching behavior instead of repeating that logic in every editor integration. The command-line program accepts a filename, searches for applicable .editorconfig files, and outputs the matching properties. The formal specification later separated the format contract from individual implementations, giving package maintainers and editor authors a stable target for behavior such as section globbing, root=true search termination, supported properties, and value parsing. ### Adoption history EditorConfig spread through both plugin ecosystems and native editor support. The official site distinguishes editors that need plugins from editors where no plugin is necessary, and it lists a wide range of IDEs, source hosts, and editors with built-in or installable support. The format also became common in version-controlled source trees because it is intentionally readable, language-neutral, and stored beside the project code. That let teams encode indentation, line endings, final newline policy, charset, and trimming rules without requiring everyone to use the same editor. ### How it is used Users place a .editorconfig file in a project directory. Plugins search from the opened file upward, stop at filesystem root or a file with root=true, and apply matching sections in order so closer files can override parent settings. The Homebrew package exposes the editorconfig CLI from editorconfig-core-c. That makes the same convention useful outside editors, including scripts, plugin development, and diagnostic checks. ### Why package nerds care EditorConfig is package-nerd-important because it is one of the few dotfile formats that functions as shared social infrastructure across languages, editors, IDEs, and source hosts. A tiny INI-like file reduces editor wars to a portable contract. Its C core is also a good example of the Unix packaging pattern where a broader standard ships as a small CLI and library, letting distributions package the reference behavior while editor and tooling ecosystems build on top. ### Timeline - 2011: Official website repository created. - 2012: editorconfig-core-c repository created for the C core library and CLI. - 2014: EditorConfig Core 0.11.0 adds brace expansion support, as noted in the official file-format documentation. - 2026: editorconfig-core-c v0.12.11 published. ### Related projects - Related official projects include the EditorConfig website, the formal spec, editorconfig-core-c, editor plugins listed on editorconfig.org, and headless-tool integrations for build systems. ### Sources - - - - - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: .editorconfig ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** editorconfig - **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 - Debian apt - editorconfig - 0.12.9+~0.17.1-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: editorconfig from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | coding style indenter for all editors - commandline tools | https://editorconfig.org/ - Ubuntu apt - editorconfig - 0.12.7-0.1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: editorconfig from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | coding style indenter for all editors - commandline tools | https://editorconfig.org/ - apk - editorconfig - 0.12.11-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: editorconfig from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | core library written in C for use by plugins supporting EditorConfig parsing | https://github.com/editorconfig/editorconfig-core-c - apk - editorconfig-dev - 0.12.11-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: editorconfig-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | core library written in C for use by plugins supporting EditorConfig parsing (development files) | https://github.com/editorconfig/editorconfig-core-c - apk - editorconfig-static - 0.12.11-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: editorconfig-static from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | core library written in C for use by plugins supporting EditorConfig parsing (static library) | https://github.com/editorconfig/editorconfig-core-c - apk - libeditorconfig - 0.12.11-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libeditorconfig from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | core library written in C for use by plugins supporting EditorConfig parsing (libraries) | https://github.com/editorconfig/editorconfig-core-c - dnf - editorconfig - 0.12.11-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: editorconfig from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Parser for EditorConfig files written in C | https://github.com/editorconfig/editorconfig-core-c - dnf - editorconfig-devel - 0.12.11-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: editorconfig-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Parser library for EditorConfig files (development files) | https://github.com/editorconfig/editorconfig-core-c - dnf - editorconfig-libs - 0.12.11-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: editorconfig-libs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Parser library for EditorConfig files (shared library) | https://github.com/editorconfig/editorconfig-core-c - zypper - editorconfig - 0.12.11-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: editorconfig from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Commandline utilities for EditorConfig | https://editorconfig.org/ - Scoop - main/editorconfig: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/editorconfig.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - 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