install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install mpage

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install mpage

MacPorts ports tree · print/mpage/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install mpage

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · mpage · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

overview

Package summary

Many to one page printing utility

Project links

Commands and aliases

mpage

history

Project history and usage

mpage is a command-line printing utility that reduces and prints multiple pages of text on one physical sheet for PostScript-compatible printers, with limited support for doing the same to PostScript input files.

Project history

The official source README credits Mark P. Hahn for the original 1988 copyright and Marcel J. E. Mol for 1994-2004 maintenance. The MESA-hosted directory distributes release tarballs including 2.5.5, 2.5.7, and 2.5.8, plus short release metadata files.

Adoption history

mpage belongs to the classic Unix print-filter toolchain: it is useful in scripts and pipelines where a print dialog's n-up option is not available or where PostScript output must be transformed before printing.

How it is used

The official README says a basic build is usually just make, while noting that maintainers may adjust Makefile defaults such as PAGESIZE. Example uses include printing source files, 8-up output, and piping formatted man-page output through mpage.

Why package nerds care

Package nerds care about mpage because it preserves a small, scriptable PostScript-era workflow: text in, compact printable output out, with no desktop printing stack required.

Timeline

1988: Original copyright credited to Mark P. Hahn.
1994: Marcel J. E. Mol maintenance period begins, according to the official README copyright notice.
2017: MESA directory publishes mpage 2.5.7.
2023: MESA directory publishes mpage 2.5.8.

Sources

https://mesa.nl/pub/mpage/
https://mesa.nl/pub/mpage/README
https://mesa.nl/pub/mpage/mpage-2.5.7.tgz
source_facts.description
source_facts.homepage

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 12 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
`mpage`	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 version2.5.8

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://mesa.nl/pub/mpage/README

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://mesa.nl/pub/mpage/READMEnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:mpage
Version	2.5.8
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/mpage
Homepage	https://mesa.nl/pub/mpage/README
Upstream docs	https://mesa.nl/pub/mpage/README
License	GPL-2.0-or-later
Source archive	https://mesa.nl/pub/mpage/mpage-2.5.8.tgz
Bottle	available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, 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	mpage
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.

dnf95%

mpage 2.5.7-24.fc44

A tool for printing multiple pages of text on each printed page

http://www.mesa.nl/pub/mpage/

sudo dnf install mpage

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: mpage
2 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Mpage

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mpage from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

MacPorts95%

mpage

sudo port install mpage

normalized package name match
Matched by: Mpage

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: print/mpage/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/mpage.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

Install mpage with Homebrew, dnf, MacPorts