# Install plenv with Homebrew

Perl binary manager. Version 2.3.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:plenv
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install plenv
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:plenv
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/plenv>
- **Version:** 2.3.1
- **Source summary:** Perl binary manager
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/tokuhirom/plenv>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/tokuhirom/plenv>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/tokuhirom/plenv#readme>
- **License:** Artistic-1.0-Perl OR GPL-1.0-or-later
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/tokuhirom/plenv/archive/refs/tags/2.3.1.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00

## Executables

- plenv (cli)
- plenv (alias)

## Dependencies

- perl-build

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Caveats: To enable shims add to your profile: if which plenv > /dev/null; then eval "$(plenv init -)"; fi With zsh, add to your .zshrc: if which plenv > /dev/null; then eval "$(plenv init - zsh)"; fi With fish, add to your config.fish if plenv > /dev/null; plenv init - | source ; end
- Bottle: available on all

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-07-08
- Package-manager version: 2.3.1
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/tokuhirom/plenv
- Upstream latest detected: 2.3.1 (current)
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.

## Security Notes

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals


## 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

- Unix: ./.perl-version, $PLENV_ROOT/version
## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** plenv
- **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


## 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.
- [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata.
- [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata.
- [perl-build](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/perl-build/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [n](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/n/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, language-runtime, runtime, shell, version-manager.
- [perl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/perl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, language-runtime, perl, runtime.
- [pyenv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pyenv/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, language-runtime, shell, version-manager.
- [bigloo](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bigloo/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, language-runtime, runtime.
- [chezscheme](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chezscheme/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, language-runtime, runtime.
- [chicken](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chicken/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, language-runtime, runtime.
- [clozure-cl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/clozure-cl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, language-runtime, runtime.
- [dartaotruntime](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dartaotruntime/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, language-runtime, runtime.
- [kerl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kerl/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: build, cli, language, language-runtime, manager.

## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/plenv.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/plenv.yml)


## Sources

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