# Install halp with Homebrew, apk, Nix, pacman CLI tool to get help with CLI tools. Version 0.2.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:halp ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install halp ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add halp ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: halp from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#halp ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ha/halp/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S halp ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: halp from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:halp - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.2.0 - **Source summary:** CLI tool to get help with CLI tools - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 OR MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-09T07:20:21+00:00 ## Executables - halp (cli) - halp (alias) ## Build dependencies - rust ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-09 - Package-manager version: 0.2.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/orhun/halp - Upstream latest detected: v0.2.0 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage halp is a Rust command-line helper for discovering how another command exposes help and version information. It sits in the small but useful package-manager niche of tools that smooth over inconsistent CLI conventions. ### Project history The project is maintained by Orhun Parmaksiz and documents itself as a CLI tool for getting help with CLI tools. Its copyright notice covers 2023-2024, and the repository and project site present the same core idea: try common help and version flags, then offer a `plz` mode for manual pages or cheat sheets. ### Adoption history halp is distributed as a Rust crate, source build, binary release, Docker image, Arch package, and Homebrew formula. That spread is modest, but it is enough to make the tool available through common developer package paths without needing a custom install script. ### How it is used The default workflow is `halp `, which probes common help and version arguments such as `-h`, `--help`, `-v`, and `--version`. The `plz` subcommand opens local manual pages or cheat.sh, and the documented configuration file lets users tune the checked arguments and helper commands. ### Why package nerds care halp is interesting to package nerds because it codifies a real CLI ecosystem wart: help and version flags are conventional, not universal. Packaging it gives shell users a tiny compatibility shim across arbitrary commands, especially on minimal systems where shell completions or richer docs may not be installed. ### Timeline - 2023-2024: Project copyright range documented by the official site. - 2024: Project documentation describes Cargo, Arch, Docker, binary-release, and source-build installation paths. ### Related projects - The project delegates deeper help to Unix manual pages and cheat.sh, positioning itself as a dispatcher rather than a replacement for those documentation systems. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** halp - **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 - Nix - halp: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ha/halp/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - halp - 0.2.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: halp from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A CLI tool to get help with CLI tools | https://github.com/orhun/halp - apk - halp-bash-completion - 0.2.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: halp-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for halp | https://github.com/orhun/halp - apk - halp-doc - 0.2.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: halp-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A CLI tool to get help with CLI tools (documentation) | https://github.com/orhun/halp - apk - halp-fish-completion - 0.2.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: halp-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Fish completions for halp | https://github.com/orhun/halp - apk - halp-zsh-completion - 0.2.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: halp-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Zsh completions for halp | https://github.com/orhun/halp - pacman - halp - 0.2.0-2: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: halp from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A CLI tool to get help with CLI tools | https://github.com/orhun/halp ## Related links - [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. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [tealdeer](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tealdeer/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust, terminal. - [chalk-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chalk-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [chars](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chars/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [chatblade](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chatblade/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [ddgr](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ddgr/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [figlet](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/figlet/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [fx](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fx/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [fzf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fzf/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [plz-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/plz-cli/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, rust, terminal. - [teip](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/teip/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, help, terminal. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/halp.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/halp.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph