# Install plowshare with Homebrew, Nix, zypper

Download/upload tool for popular file sharing websites. Version 2.1.7 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:plowshare
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install plowshare
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#plowshare
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pl/plowshare/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install plowshare
```

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

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:plowshare
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/plowshare>
- **Version:** 2.1.7
- **Source summary:** Download/upload tool for popular file sharing websites
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/mcrapet/plowshare>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/mcrapet/plowshare>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/mcrapet/plowshare#readme>
- **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/mcrapet/plowshare/archive/refs/tags/v2.1.7.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-22T14:05:55-07:00
- **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00

## Executables

- plowdel (cli)
- plowdown (cli)
- plowlist (cli)
- plowmod (cli)
- plowprobe (cli)
- plowup (cli)
- plowdel (alias)
- plowdown (alias)
- plowlist (alias)
- plowmod (alias)
- plowprobe (alias)
- plowup (alias)

## Dependencies

- bash
- coreutils
- feh
- gnu-sed
- libcaca
- recode
- spidermonkey

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-07-08
- Package-manager version: 2.1.7
- Package-manager updated: 2026-06-22
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/mcrapet/plowshare
- Upstream latest detected: v2.1.7 (current)

## Security Notes

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

- **Geiger risk:** blue / medium
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal


## 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: ~/.config/plowshare/plowshare.conf

## Credential files

- Unix: ~/.config/plowshare/plowshare.conf
## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** plowshare
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 1
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - plowshare: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pl/plowshare/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- zypper - plowshare - 2.1.7-3.5: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: plowshare from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Download and upload files from file-sharing websites | https://github.com/mcrapet/plowshare


## Related links

- [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family.
- [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals.
- [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata.
- [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata.
- [bash](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bash/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [coreutils](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/coreutils/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [feh](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/feh/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [gnu-sed](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gnu-sed/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [libcaca](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libcaca/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [recode](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/recode/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [spidermonkey](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/spidermonkey/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [airshare](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/airshare/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-transfer, networking.
- [bbftp-client](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bbftp-client/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-transfer, networking.
- [croc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/croc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-transfer, networking.
- [davix](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/davix/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-transfer, networking.
- [duck](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/duck/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-transfer, networking.
- [ffsend](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ffsend/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-transfer, networking.
- [gdown](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gdown/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-transfer, networking.
- [gdrive-downloader](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gdrive-downloader/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-transfer, networking.
- [pget](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pget/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, download, file, file-transfer, networking.

## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/plowshare.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/plowshare.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
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
