# Install nerdfix with Homebrew, Nix Find/fix obsolete Nerd Font icons. Version 0.4.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:nerdfix ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install nerdfix ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#nerdfix ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ne/nerdfix/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:nerdfix - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.4.2 - **Source summary:** Find/fix obsolete Nerd Font icons - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT OR Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - nerdfix (cli) - nerdfix (alias) ## Build dependencies - rust ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.4.2 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/loichyan/nerdfix - Upstream latest detected: v0.4.2 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage nerdfix is a Rust CLI created in March 2023 to find and optionally fix obsolete Nerd Font glyphs in source trees. Its purpose is tightly coupled to the Nerd Fonts v2.3.3 to v3 migration, where many icon codepoints, especially Material Design Icons, moved to avoid conflicts and keep icons in private-use areas. ### Project history The README explains the motivation directly: Nerd Fonts is used by many UI projects, but some codepoints conflicted with other fonts, especially CJK fonts. Nerd Fonts therefore changed some codepoints; over 2,000 `mdi-*` icons were deprecated after v2.3.3 and targeted for removal in v3. nerdfix indexes the official cheat sheet so maintainers do not have to inspect every glyph manually. GitHub metadata retrieved on 2026-07-01 showed the repository created on 2023-03-16, written in Rust, with about 468 stars and 7 forks. GitHub releases list v0.1.0 on 2023-03-25 and v0.4.2 on 2024-11-23. ### Adoption history Adoption is focused but meaningful among Neovim, terminal UI, statusline, prompt, and dotfile maintainers who embedded Nerd Font glyphs before the v3 remap. The repo topics include checker, neovim, nerd-fonts, and rust; the av.db source record shows Homebrew and Nix packaging. The Homebrew formula API reported stable version 0.4.2 and 3 install-on-request events in the prior 30 days when checked on 2026-07-01, so this is a niche repair tool rather than a broadly installed daily CLI. ### How it is used Package nerds use nerdfix during migrations: scan project files for obsolete glyphs, review candidate replacements, and apply fixes before users upgrade their Nerd Fonts installation. It is most useful in repositories that carry icon literals in Lua, shell, Vimscript, TOML, documentation, prompts, and terminal UI source code. ### Why package nerds care nerdfix is historically interesting because it captures a rare maintenance problem in terminal tooling: Unicode private-use glyphs became an API surface. The package exists because an upstream font project made a compatibility-breaking cleanup, and downstream terminal packages needed a source-scanning migration tool. ### Timeline - 2023-03-16: GitHub repository created. - 2023-03-25: v0.1.0 initial release. - 2024-11-23: v0.4.2 release, the Homebrew stable version reported on 2026-07-01. ### Related projects - Nerd Fonts - Neovim - Material Design Icons - terminal prompts - terminal UI projects ### Sources - - - - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** nerdfix - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - nerdfix: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ne/nerdfix/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [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. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [figlet](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/figlet/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, fonts. - [fonttools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fonttools/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, fonts. - [t1lib](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/t1lib/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, fonts. - [t1utils](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/t1utils/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, fonts. - [ttf2pt1](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ttf2pt1/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, fonts. - [ttfautohint](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ttfautohint/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, fonts. - [c2rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/c2rust/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, migration. - [cvs-fast-export](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cvs-fast-export/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, migration. - [git-svn-abandon](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-svn-abandon/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, fix, migration. - [kubent](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kubent/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, migration. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/nerdfix.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/nerdfix.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