install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install openshift-cli

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install oc

MacPorts ports tree · sysutils/oc/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install oc

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · oc · source: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Chocolateyverified · 92%

choco install openshift-cli

Chocolatey community package catalog · openshift-cli · source: community.chocolatey.org

overview

Package summary

OpenShift command-line interface tools

Project links

Commands and aliases

oc

history

Project history and usage

OpenShift CLI, installed as `oc`, is the command-line client for Red Hat OpenShift and OKD. It layers OpenShift-specific workflows on top of Kubernetes client behavior, so administrators and developers can manage clusters, projects, apps, builds, routes, and resources from a terminal.

Project history

OpenShift began as Red Hat's platform-as-a-service effort before the Kubernetes era. Red Hat's 10-year retrospective says OpenShift existed as a beta public cloud service before the OpenShift 1.0 launch at AWS re:Invent 2012, and later evolved toward hybrid cloud and Kubernetes-based infrastructure.

`oc` became the everyday terminal interface for that platform. The `openshift/oc` repository describes it as the OpenShift command line, part of OKD, built on top of `kubectl` while adding commands that simplify interaction with an OpenShift cluster.

Adoption history

Because OpenShift is sold, hosted, and supported across self-managed and managed environments, `oc` is distributed through Red Hat downloads, cluster web consoles, RPMs, Homebrew, and other package managers. Red Hat documentation explicitly treats it as the CLI for working directly with project source code, scripting operations, and managing projects when the web console is unavailable.

The OKD community documentation mirrors the same installation and usage flow, reflecting `oc`'s role across both the commercial OpenShift Container Platform and the community distribution.

How it is used

Operators use `oc login`, `oc get`, `oc apply`, `oc adm`, and release/admin subcommands to inspect and change clusters. Developers use it to create projects, deploy applications, view logs, expose services, manage builds, and script OpenShift workflows.

The CLI reads the same kubeconfig-style credentials location used by Kubernetes clients, which lets it fit into the broader Kubernetes tooling ecosystem while still exposing OpenShift-specific commands such as project and app helpers.

Why package nerds care

`oc` is a good example of a package whose name, executable, and upstream identity differ: Homebrew packages `openshift-cli`, the executable is `oc`, and the GitHub repository is `openshift/oc`. It also shows how Kubernetes platform vendors package a superset CLI rather than asking users to compose many separate tools.

Timeline

2012: OpenShift 1.0 launched after an earlier beta public cloud service.
2018-08-03: Red Hat announced the OKD name for the OpenShift Origin community distribution.
2019-05-28: The public `openshift/oc` GitHub repository was created.
OpenShift 4.x: Red Hat documentation packages `oc` as a standard CLI tool downloadable for Linux, Windows, macOS, RPM-based installs, and Homebrew.

Related projects

`oc` is closely related to Kubernetes `kubectl`, OKD, OpenShift Container Platform, OpenShift release tooling, and Red Hat's broader OpenShift managed-service offerings.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for openshift-cli. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

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.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: ${HOME}/.kube/config
Windows: %USERPROFILE%\.kube\config

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`oc`	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 version4.22.3

manager updated2026-07-07

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://www.openshift.com/

infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.openshift.com/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:openshift-cli
Version	4.22.3
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/openshift-cli
Homepage	https://www.openshift.com/
Repository	https://github.com/openshift/oc
Upstream docs	https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/openshift_container_platform/latest/html/cli_tools/openshift-cli-oc
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://mirror.openshift.com/pub/openshift-v4/clients/ocp/4.22.3/openshift-client-src.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-07-07T21:33:04Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	go
Uses from macOS	krb5
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	openshift-cli
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	head 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.

Chocolatey95%

openshift-cli

choco install openshift-cli

normalized package name match
Matched by: Openshift Cli

Chocolatey community package catalog · community.chocolatey.org · Chocolatey community package catalog: openshift-cli from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','office365homepremium'

MacPorts94%

oc

sudo port install oc

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Oc

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/oc/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

zypper92%

oc 4.21.0-1.4

Openshift / OKD Client CLI

https://github.com/openshift/oc

sudo zypper install oc

License: Apache-2.0
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: oc
1 dependencies
1 provides
installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Oc

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: oc from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

zypper92%

oc-bash-completion 4.21.0-1.4

Bash Completion for oc

https://github.com/openshift/oc

sudo zypper install oc-bash-completion

License: Apache-2.0
Category: System/Shells
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: oc
2 dependencies
1 provides
installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Oc

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: oc-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

zypper92%

oc-fish-completion 4.21.0-1.4

Fish Completion for oc

https://github.com/openshift/oc

sudo zypper install oc-fish-completion

License: Apache-2.0
Category: System/Shells
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: oc
1 dependencies
1 provides
installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Oc

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: oc-fish-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

zypper92%

oc-zsh-completion 4.21.0-1.4

Zsh Completion for oc

https://github.com/openshift/oc

sudo zypper install oc-zsh-completion

License: Apache-2.0
Category: System/Shells
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: oc
1 dependencies
1 provides
installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Oc

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: oc-zsh-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

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/openshift-cli.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install openshift-cli with Homebrew, chocolatey, MacPorts, zypper

Additional install commands

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Project history

Adoption history

How it is used

Why package nerds care

Timeline

Related projects

Sources

No protected-tool coverage found yet

Install behavior

Recommended review

Configuration and credential file locations

Credential files

Installed executables

Version and freshness

Package metadata

Source database details

Other package-manager records

Internal package links

Topical hubs

Related tools

Same workflow

Agent security guides

Generated from repository data

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