macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install murexlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install murexMacPorts ports tree · shells/murex/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install murex with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix
Bash-like shell designed for greater command-line productivity and safer scripts. Version 7.2.1001 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add murexAlpine Linux edge package indexes · murex · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#murexnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/mu/murex/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Bash-like shell designed for greater command-line productivity and safer scripts
Project links
Commands and aliases
- murex
history
Project history and usage
Murex is an alternative command-line shell from the lmorg/murex project, written in Go and positioned as a Bash-like shell for safer scripts and more productive interactive use. Its public documentation describes it as a cross-platform shell that keeps compatibility with ordinary Unix commands while adding typed, content-aware pipelines and richer handling for structured data.
Project history
The central technical idea is that pipeline data can carry type information rather than being treated only as byte streams. Murex documents native support for JSON, YAML, XML, CSV, tables, and related formats, and its language tour presents it as a typed shell that can still call existing CLI tools without special adapters. The project also emphasizes error handling, unit tests, autocomplete, and a more capable REPL, aiming at DevOps-style one-liners and scripts where Bash's stringly behavior becomes fragile.
How it is used
Its package-manager niche is the modern-shell lane beside fish, nushell, xonsh, and Oil: not a POSIX /bin/sh replacement, but a daily shell and scripting language for users who work heavily with structured command output. In practice it is installed as the murex executable, then used either interactively or for scripts that benefit from first-class JSON/YAML/table processing.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: yellow
generalized runtime or code generation signal.
Risk classifier
yellow risk · medium confidence · runtime
Why
- generalized runtime or code generation signal
Signals
- text:shell
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- 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.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
murex | 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 version7.2.1001
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv7.2.1001
https://github.com/lmorg/murex
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:murex |
|---|---|
| Version | 7.2.1001 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/murex |
| Homepage | https://murex.rocks |
| Repository | https://github.com/lmorg/murex |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/lmorg/murex#readme |
| License | GPL-2.0-only |
| Source archive | https://github.com/lmorg/murex/archive/refs/tags/v7.2.1001.tar.gz |
| Build dependencies | go |
| 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 | murex |
| 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.
Nix95%
murex
nix profile install nixpkgs#murex- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Murex
apk95%
murex 7.2.1001-r3
Intuitive, typed and content aware shell
sudo apk add murex- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: murex
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Murex
apk95%
murex-doc 7.2.1001-r3
Intuitive, typed and content aware shell (documentation)
sudo apk add murex-doc- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: murex
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Murex
MacPorts95%
murex
sudo port install murex- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Murex
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