macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install erdtreelocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install erdMacPorts ports tree · textproc/erd/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install erdtree with Homebrew, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget, zypper, MacPorts
Multi-threaded file-tree visualizer and disk usage analyzer. Version 3.1.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#erdtreenixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/er/erdtree/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S erdtreeArch Linux sync databases · erdtree · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install erdtreeopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · erdtree · source: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/erdtreeScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/erdtree.json · source: api.github.com
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id Solidiquis.Erdtree -eWindows Package Manager source index · Solidiquis.Erdtree · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
Multi-threaded file-tree visualizer and disk usage analyzer
Project links
Commands and aliases
- erd
history
Project history and usage
erdtree, installed as `erd`, is a Rust filesystem tree viewer and disk-usage analyzer. Its README positions it as a cross-platform, multi-threaded blend of `du`, `tree`, `find`, `wc`, and `ls`.
Project history
The official repository was created in 2022 and reached a 1.0 GitHub release in 2023. The project is part of the modern wave of Rust replacements and hybrids for classic Unix command-line utilities, with attention to Git ignore rules, colored output, icons, multiple layout modes, and parallel traversal.
Adoption history
Adoption is package-manager driven: the input facts list Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, Scoop, winget, and zypper packages. That spread matches the project's cross-platform claim and its appeal as a workstation utility rather than a server daemon or library.
How it is used
Users run `erd` against a directory to inspect file trees and disk usage. The README documents options for logical or physical sizes, line and word counts, long metadata views, glob or regex filtering, depth limits, sorting, icons, Git ignore behavior, thread counts, and one-filesystem traversal.
Why package nerds care
erdtree matters to command-line tool collectors because it combines several familiar Unix inspection patterns into one packaged binary. It is also a neat packaging case: one Rust crate surfaces as a cross-platform CLI with shell completions, config files, and operating-system-specific filesystem behavior.
Timeline
- 2022: The GitHub repository was created.
- 2023: Version 1.0 was published on GitHub releases.
- 2020s: Packages appear across Unix-like and Windows package managers according to the supplied package-manager facts.
Related projects
- erdtree is explicitly compared with `tree`, `du`, `find`, `wc`, `ls`, exa, dua, dust, and fd in its README.
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 12 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.
local files
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
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
$ERDTREE_TOML_PATH$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/erdtree/.erdtree.toml$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/.erdtree.toml~/.config/erdtree/.erdtree.toml~/.erdtree.toml$ERDTREE_CONFIG_PATH$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/erdtree/.erdtreerc$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/.erdtreerc~/.config/erdtree/.erdtreerc~/.erdtreerc- Windows
%APPDATA%\erdtree\.erdtree.toml%APPDATA%\erdtree\.erdtreerc
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
erd | 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 generated2026-07-07
manager version3.1.2
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv3.1.2
https://github.com/solidiquis/erdtree
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:erdtree |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.1.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/erdtree |
| Homepage | https://github.com/solidiquis/erdtree |
| Repository | https://github.com/solidiquis/erdtree |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/solidiquis/erdtree#readme |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/solidiquis/erdtree/archive/refs/tags/v3.1.2.tar.gz |
| Build dependencies | rust |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, 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 | erdtree |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
erdtree
nix profile install nixpkgs#erdtree- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Erdtree
pacman95%
erdtree 3.1.2-3
A multi-threaded filesystem and disk-usage analysis tool
https://github.com/solidiquis/erdtree
sudo pacman -S erdtree- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Erdtree
zypper95%
erdtree 3.1.2~0-2.6
A multi-threaded file-tree visualizer and disk usage analyzer
https://github.com/solidiquis/erdtree
sudo zypper install erdtree- License: MIT
- Category: Productivity/File utilities
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: erdtree
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Erdtree
Scoop95%
main/erdtree
scoop install main/erdtree- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Erdtree
winget95%
Solidiquis.Erdtree
winget install --id Solidiquis.Erdtree -e- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Erdtree
MacPorts94%
erd
sudo port install erd- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Erd
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.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment