# 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 ```sh sudo av install brew:murex ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install murex ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install murex ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: shells/murex/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add murex ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: murex from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#murex ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mu/murex/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:murex - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 7.2.1001 - **Source summary:** Bash-like shell designed for greater command-line productivity and safer scripts - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-only - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-09T07:20:21+00:00 ## Executables - murex (cli) - murex (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-09 - Package-manager version: 7.2.1001 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/lmorg/murex - Upstream latest detected: v7.2.1001 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## 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 Notes generalized runtime or code generation signal. - **Geiger risk:** yellow / medium - generalized runtime or code generation signal ## 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:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - murex: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mu/murex/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - murex - 7.2.1001-r3: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: murex from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Intuitive, typed and content aware shell | https://murex.rocks/ - apk - murex-doc - 7.2.1001-r3: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: murex-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Intuitive, typed and content aware shell (documentation) | https://murex.rocks/ - MacPorts - murex: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: shells/murex/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [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. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [bashish](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bashish/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, shell, system, terminal. - [nsh](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nsh/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, shell, system, terminal. - [nushell](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nushell/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, shell, system, terminal. - [posh](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/posh/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, scripting, shell, system. - [thefuck](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/thefuck/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, shell, system, terminal. - [bash](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bash/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, shell, system. - [brush](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/brush/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, shell, system. - [dash-shell](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dash-shell/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, shell, system. - [clifm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/clifm/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, command-line, line, shell, system. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/murex.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/murex.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