macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install mostlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install mostMacPorts ports tree · textproc/most/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install most with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper
Powerful paging program. Version 5.2.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add mostAlpine Linux edge package indexes · most · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install mostDebian stable package indexes · most · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install mostFedora Rawhide package metadata · most · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#mostnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/mo/most/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S mostArch Linux sync databases · most · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install mostopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · most · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Powerful paging program
Project links
Commands and aliases
- most
history
Project history and usage
Most is John E. Davis's terminal pager, listed by Davis among his open software contributions alongside jed, S-Lang, and slrn. It occupies the same Unix command-line niche as more and less, but its identity has long been tied to richer terminal viewing: the project page describes support for Unix, VMS, MS-DOS, and Win32 systems, plus multiple windows and horizontal scrolling.
How it is used
The program is used as a read-only file browser for terminal sessions, especially when files are too wide or structured for a simple line-by-line pager. Debian's manual page highlights several of the features that explain its persistence in package managers: independent split windows, optional locked scrolling between windows, binary-file display, status-line progress, and modes that can wrap or truncate lines independently. In package-manager terms it is a small, old-school pager rather than a shell framework or editor, useful to users who want a pager with more screen layout control than less without leaving the terminal.
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 13 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
most | 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 version5.2.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.jedsoft.org/most/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:most |
|---|---|
| Version | 5.2.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/most |
| Homepage | https://www.jedsoft.org/most/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/jedsoft/most |
| Upstream docs | https://www.jedsoft.org/most |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://www.jedsoft.org/releases/most/most-5.2.0.tar.gz |
| Dependencies | s-lang |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, 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 | most |
| 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 |
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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%
most 5.2.0-1.1
Pager program similar to more and less
sudo apt install most- Section: text
- Architecture: amd64
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Most
Nix95%
most
nix profile install nixpkgs#most- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Most
Ubuntu apt95%
most 5.2.0-1
Pager program similar to more and less
sudo apt install most- Section: universe/text
- Architecture: amd64
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Most
apk95%
most 5.2.0-r3
Powerful paging program for UNIX
sudo apk add most- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: most
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Most
apk95%
most-doc 5.2.0-r3
Powerful paging program for UNIX (documentation)
sudo apk add most-doc- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: most
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Most
dnf95%
most 5.2.0-10.fc44
more, less, most
http://www.jedsoft.org/releases/most/
sudo dnf install most- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: most
- 3 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Most
pacman95%
most 5.2.0-3
A terminal pager similar to 'more' and 'less'
https://www.jedsoft.org/most/index.html
sudo pacman -S most- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Most
zypper95%
most 5.2.0-1.12
File viewer and pager
sudo zypper install most- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Productivity/Text/Utilities
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: most
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Most
MacPorts95%
most
sudo port install most- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Most
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 package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment