macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install pinfolocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install pinfoMacPorts ports tree · textproc/pinfo/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install pinfo with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper
User-friendly, console-based viewer for Info documents. Version 0.6.13 via Homebrew; verified 2026-04-20.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install pinfoDebian stable package indexes · pinfo · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install pinfoFedora Rawhide package metadata · pinfo · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#pinfonixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/pi/pinfo/package.nix · source: api.github.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install pinfoopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · pinfo · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
User-friendly, console-based viewer for Info documents
Project links
Commands and aliases
- pinfo
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 13 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 5 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.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
~/.pinforc[prefix]/etc/pinforc
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
pinfo | 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 version0.6.13
manager updated2026-04-20
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.6.13
https://github.com/baszoetekouw/pinfo
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:pinfo |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.13 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pinfo |
| Homepage | https://packages.debian.org/sid/pinfo |
| Repository | https://github.com/baszoetekouw/pinfo |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/baszoetekouw/pinfo#readme |
| License | GPL-2.0-only |
| Source archive | https://github.com/baszoetekouw/pinfo/archive/refs/tags/v0.6.13.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-04-20T08:48:41-04:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | gettext |
| Build dependencies | autoconf, automake, gettext, libtool, texinfo |
| Uses from macOS | ncurses |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, 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 | pinfo |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 1 |
| 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.
Debian apt95%
pinfo 0.6.13-2
user-friendly console-based viewer for Info document files
https://github.com/baszoetekouw/pinfo
sudo apt install pinfo- Section: doc
- Architecture: amd64
- 5 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pinfo
Nix95%
pinfo
nix profile install nixpkgs#pinfo- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pinfo
Ubuntu apt95%
pinfo 0.6.13-1.3build2
user friendly console-based viewer for info-document
https://github.com/baszoetekouw/pinfo
sudo apt install pinfo- Section: universe/doc
- Architecture: amd64
- 5 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pinfo
dnf95%
pinfo 0.6.13-10.fc44
An info file viewer
https://github.com/baszoetekouw/pinfo
sudo dnf install pinfo- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pinfo
- 5 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pinfo
zypper95%
pinfo 0.6.13-2.17
Lynx-style Info Browser
https://github.com/baszoetekouw/pinfo
sudo zypper install pinfo- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Category: Productivity/Publishing/Texinfo
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pinfo
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pinfo
MacPorts95%
pinfo
sudo port install pinfo- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pinfo
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 configuration and credential file locations
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment