install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install fpp

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install fpp

MacPorts ports tree · devel/fpp/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add fpp

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · fpp · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#fpp

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

overview

Package summary

CLI program that accepts piped input and presents files for selection

Project links

Commands and aliases

fpp

history

Project history and usage

Facebook PathPicker is a command-line tool, installed as fpp, that parses piped terminal output for file paths and presents an interactive selector. The official README frames it as a solution to the common shell problem of selecting files from command output.

Project history

PathPicker was published by Facebook with a GitHub Pages site and repository documentation. The project combines a shell entry point with small Python modules: it parses noisy input with regular expressions, shows a curses selector UI, then emits commands for the shell wrapper to execute.

The GitHub release history starts in 2015, with frequent early releases through 0.6.x and 0.7.x, community bug-fix releases in 2019, and a 2022 release. The official site credits Facebook / Peter Cottle in its metadata.

Adoption history

The README presents Homebrew as the easiest macOS installation path with brew install fpp, describes Debian packaging steps, links an Arch AUR package, and documents manual installation by symlinking the fpp script into /usr/local/bin. It also notes supported shells including Bash, Zsh, csh, fish, and rc, and links a tmux-fpp add-on.

How it is used

PathPicker is typically inserted at the end of a pipeline, for example git status | fpp, git grep | fpp, grep -r | fpp, git diff --stat | fpp, find output | fpp, or arc inlines | fpp. Selected files can be opened in $EDITOR or passed into an arbitrary command with the selected paths appended or substituted through the $F token.

Why package nerds care

PathPicker is a neat Unix-package example because it does not replace git, grep, find, or editors; it adds an interactive file-selection layer to existing pipelines. Its value is the small fpp command and its shell integration, making it memorable among terminal UI tools packaged by Homebrew and Linux distributions.

Timeline

2015: Public GitHub releases began with the 0.5.x series.
2015: Version 0.6.0 was published as a larger update.
2015: Version 0.7.0 added stability and AllInput mode.
2017: Version 0.7.2 was published.
2019: Version 0.9.2 switched to Python 3 by default.
2022: Version 0.9.5 was published as a later maintenance release.

Related projects

The README names tmux-fpp as an add-on and shows PathPicker as a companion to git, Mercurial, grep, find, arc, shell pipelines, and the user's editor.

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 1 platform targets.

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
`fpp`	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 version0.9.5

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detected0.9.5

https://github.com/facebook/PathPicker

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:fpp
Version	0.9.5
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/fpp
Homepage	https://facebook.github.io/PathPicker/
Repository	https://github.com/facebook/PathPicker
Upstream docs	https://facebook.github.io/PathPicker
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/facebook/PathPicker/archive/refs/tags/0.9.5.tar.gz
Uses from macOS	python
Bottle	available (on all)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	fpp
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

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%

fpp

nix profile install nixpkgs#fpp

normalized package name match
Matched by: Fpp

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

apk95%

fpp 0.9.5-r0

TUI that lets you pick paths out of its stdin and run arbitrary commands on them

https://facebook.github.io/PathPicker

sudo apk add fpp

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: fpp
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Fpp

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fpp from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

fpp-doc 0.9.5-r0

TUI that lets you pick paths out of its stdin and run arbitrary commands on them (documentation)

https://facebook.github.io/PathPicker

sudo apk add fpp-doc

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: fpp
normalized package name match
Matched by: Fpp

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fpp-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

MacPorts95%

fpp

sudo port install fpp

normalized package name match
Matched by: Fpp

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: devel/fpp/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/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/fpp.yml

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

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