install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install errcheck

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#errcheck

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/er/errcheck/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Finds silently ignored errors in Go code

Project links

Commands and aliases

errcheck

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for errcheck. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 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
`errcheck`	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 version1.20.0

manager updated2026-05-12

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv1.20.0

https://github.com/kisielk/errcheck

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:errcheck
Version	1.20.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/errcheck
Homepage	https://github.com/kisielk/errcheck
Repository	https://github.com/kisielk/errcheck
Upstream docs	https://github.com/kisielk/errcheck#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/kisielk/errcheck/archive/refs/tags/v1.20.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-05-12T20:52:34Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, 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	errcheck
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

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%

errcheck

nix profile install nixpkgs#errcheck

normalized package name match
Matched by: Errcheck

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

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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.

combined/errcheck.yml

Used sources

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

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