brew

Install pdsh with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper

Efficient rsh-like utility, for using hosts in parallel. Version 2.36 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

Install command Security notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install pdsh

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install pdsh

MacPorts ports tree · net/pdsh/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add pdsh

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · pdsh · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install pdsh

Debian stable package indexes · pdsh · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install pdsh

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

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#pdsh

nixpkgs package indexes · pdsh · source: raw.githubusercontent.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install pdsh

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

overview

Package summary

Efficient rsh-like utility, for using hosts in parallel

Project links

Commands and aliases

dshbak
pdcp
pdsh
rpdcp

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 6 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime 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
`dshbak`	cli	global executable
`pdcp`	cli	global executable
`pdsh`	cli	global executable
`rpdcp`	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 version2.36

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/chaos/pdsh

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/chaos/pdshnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:pdsh
Version	2.36
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pdsh
Homepage	https://github.com/chaos/pdsh
Repository	https://github.com/chaos/pdsh
Upstream docs	https://github.com/chaos/pdsh#readme
License	GPL-2.0-or-later
Source archive	https://github.com/chaos/pdsh/releases/download/pdsh-2.36/pdsh-2.36.tar.gz
Dependencies	readline
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	pdsh
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.

Debian apt95%

pdsh 2.35-2

Efficient rsh-like utility, for using hosts in parallel

https://software.llnl.gov/repo/#/chaos/pdsh

sudo apt install pdsh

Section: net
Architecture: amd64
9 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Pdsh

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: pdsh from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

pdsh

nix profile install nixpkgs#pdsh

normalized package name match
Matched by: Pdsh

nixpkgs package indexes · raw.githubusercontent.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pdsh from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix

Ubuntu apt95%

pdsh 2.34-3build2

Efficient rsh-like utility, for using hosts in parallel

https://software.llnl.gov/repo/#/chaos/pdsh

sudo apt install pdsh

Section: universe/net
Architecture: amd64
9 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Pdsh

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: pdsh from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

apk95%

pdsh 2.35-r0

A high performance, parallel remote shell utility

https://github.com/chaos/pdsh

sudo apk add pdsh

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: pdsh
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Pdsh

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pdsh from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

pdsh-doc 2.35-r0

A high performance, parallel remote shell utility (documentation)

https://github.com/chaos/pdsh

sudo apk add pdsh-doc

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: pdsh
normalized package name match
Matched by: Pdsh

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pdsh-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

pdsh-rcmd-ssh 2.35-r0

Pdsh module for ssh rcmd functionality

https://github.com/chaos/pdsh

sudo apk add pdsh-rcmd-ssh

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: pdsh
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Pdsh

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pdsh-rcmd-ssh from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

dnf95%

pdsh 2.36-1.fc44

Parallel remote shell program

https://github.com/chaos/pdsh/

sudo dnf install pdsh

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: pdsh
6 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Pdsh

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

dnf95%

pdsh-mod-dshgroup 2.36-1.fc44

Provides dsh-style group file support for pdsh

https://github.com/chaos/pdsh/

sudo dnf install pdsh-mod-dshgroup

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: pdsh
3 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Pdsh

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

dnf95%

pdsh-mod-genders 2.36-1.fc44

Provides libgenders support for pdsh

https://github.com/chaos/pdsh/

sudo dnf install pdsh-mod-genders

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: pdsh
5 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Pdsh

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

dnf95%

pdsh-mod-netgroup 2.36-1.fc44

Provides netgroup support for pdsh

https://github.com/chaos/pdsh/

sudo dnf install pdsh-mod-netgroup

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: pdsh
3 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Pdsh

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

dnf95%

pdsh-mod-nodeupdown 2.36-1.fc44

Provides libnodeupdown support for pdsh

https://github.com/chaos/pdsh/

sudo dnf install pdsh-mod-nodeupdown

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: pdsh
5 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Pdsh

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

dnf95%

pdsh-rcmd-rsh 2.36-1.fc44

Provides bsd rcmd capability to pdsh

https://github.com/chaos/pdsh/

sudo dnf install pdsh-rcmd-rsh

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: pdsh
3 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Pdsh

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

dnf95%

pdsh-rcmd-ssh 2.36-1.fc44

Provides ssh rcmd capability to pdsh

https://github.com/chaos/pdsh/

sudo dnf install pdsh-rcmd-ssh

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: pdsh
4 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Pdsh

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

zypper95%

pdsh 2.36-1.1

Parallel remote shell program

https://github.com/chaos/pdsh

sudo zypper install pdsh

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Category: Productivity/Clustering/Computing
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: pdsh
3 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Pdsh

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

zypper95%

pdsh-dshgroup 2.36-1.1

Dsh plugin for pdsh

https://github.com/chaos/pdsh

sudo zypper install pdsh-dshgroup

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Category: Productivity/Clustering/Computing
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: pdsh
2 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Pdsh

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

zypper95%

pdsh-genders 2.36-1.1

Genders plugin for pdsh

https://github.com/chaos/pdsh

sudo zypper install pdsh-genders

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Category: Productivity/Clustering/Computing
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: pdsh
3 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Pdsh

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

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/pdsh.yml

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Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
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external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
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Install pdsh with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper

Additional install commands

macOS

Linux

Package summary

Project links

Commands and aliases

Risk level: green

Risk classifier

Why

Signals

Install behavior

Recommended review

Installed executables

Version and freshness

Package metadata

Source database details

Other package-manager records

Internal package links

Topical hubs

Related tools

Same workflow

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Generated from repository data

Combined YAML source

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