macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install mlelocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install mleMacPorts ports tree · editors/mle/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install mle with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix
Flexible terminal-based text editor. Version 1.8.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-17.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add mleAlpine Linux edge package indexes · mle · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install mleDebian stable package indexes · mle · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install mleFedora Rawhide package metadata · mle · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#mlenixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ml/mle/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Flexible terminal-based text editor
Project links
Commands and aliases
- mle
history
Project history and usage
mle is a small terminal text editor written in C, developed in the adsr/mle repository, which was created on GitHub on 2014-12-22. A 2017 announcement to the suckless development list described it as a small, configurable, extensible and scriptable editor with nano- or Emacs-like defaults, optional modes, a roughly 10k-line codebase, and minimal dependency goals.
How it is used
The README's design goals keep mle in the lightweight-terminal-editor niche rather than the full Vim or Emacs ecosystem: small and hackable, few build-time and run-time dependencies, Lua scripting, shell-command integration, stackable key maps, multiple cursors, window splitting, UTF-8 support, syntax highlighting, and headless operation. In package-manager terms it is a modest but widely packaged console editor, available through systems such as Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora, FreeBSD, Alpine, Nix, Homebrew, MacPorts, Cygwin, and others. In practice users open files directly with `mle`, customize behavior through `~/.mlerc` or `/etc/mlerc`, and lean on existing command-line tools such as grep, fzf, tree, less, perl, and ctags for editor extensions.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for mle. 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.
- Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.
- 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
~/.mlerc/etc/mlerc
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
mle | 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 version1.8.1
manager updated2026-05-17
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.8.1
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:mle |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.8.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/mle |
| Homepage | https://github.com/adsr/mle |
| Repository | https://github.com/adsr/mle |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/adsr/mle |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://github.com/adsr/mle/archive/refs/tags/v1.8.1.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-05-17T17:06:34Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | lua, pcre2 |
| Build dependencies | uthash |
| 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 | mle |
| 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.
Debian apt95%
mle 1.7.2-1
flexible terminal-based editor
sudo apt install mle- Section: editors
- Architecture: amd64
- 3 dependencies
- 5 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mle
Nix95%
mle
nix profile install nixpkgs#mle- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mle
Ubuntu apt95%
mle 1.7.2-1
flexible terminal-based editor
sudo apt install mle- Section: universe/editors
- Architecture: amd64
- 3 dependencies
- 5 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mle
apk95%
mle 1.8.1-r0
Flexible terminal-based text editor
sudo apk add mle- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: mle
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mle
apk95%
mle-doc 1.8.1-r0
Flexible terminal-based text editor (documentation)
sudo apk add mle-doc- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: mle
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mle
dnf95%
mle 1.8.1-1.fc45
A small, flexible, terminal-based text editor
sudo dnf install mle- License: Apache-2.0
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: mle
- 5 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mle
MacPorts95%
mle
sudo port install mle- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mle
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