# Install elvis with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix

Erlang Style Reviewer. Version 5.0.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-29.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:elvis
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install elvis
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install elvis
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: editors/elvis/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#elvis
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/el/elvis/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:elvis
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/elvis>
- **Version:** 5.0.4
- **Source summary:** Erlang Style Reviewer
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/inaka/elvis>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/inaka/elvis>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/inaka/elvis#readme>
- **License:** Apache-2.0
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/inaka/elvis/archive/refs/tags/5.0.4.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-29T09:35:35Z
- **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00

## Executables

- elvis (cli)
- elvis (alias)

## Dependencies

- erlang

## Build dependencies

- rebar3

## 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: 5.0.4
- Package-manager updated: 2026-05-29
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/inaka/elvis
- Upstream latest detected: 5.0.4 (current)

## 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: elvis.config

## Credential files

- Unix: elvis.config
## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** elvis
- **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

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - elvis: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/el/elvis/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- MacPorts - elvis: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: editors/elvis/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Related links

- [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family.
- [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata.
- [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata.
- [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata.
- [erlang](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/erlang/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [rebar3](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rebar3/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [htmlhint](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/htmlhint/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, linter, linting, static-analysis.
- [protolint](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/protolint/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, linter, linting, static-analysis.
- [quick-lint-js](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/quick-lint-js/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, linter, linting, static-analysis.
- [actionlint](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/actionlint/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, linting, static-analysis.
- [checkmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/checkmake/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, linting, static-analysis.
- [doc8](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/doc8/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, linter, linting.
- [falco](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/falco/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, linter, linting.
- [flake8](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/flake8/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, linting, static-analysis.
- [syntaxerl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/syntaxerl/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: analysis, cli, developer, developer-tools, erlang.

## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/elvis.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/elvis.yml)


## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph