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brew

Install pstree with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix

Show ps output as a tree. Version 2.40 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install pstree

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install pstree

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

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add pstree

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

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#pstree

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ps/pstree/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Show ps output as a tree

Commands and aliases

  • pstree

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.

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

CommandKindExposureNote
pstreecliglobal 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 version2.40
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv2.40

https://github.com/FredHucht/pstree

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:pstree
Version2.40
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pstree
Homepagehttps://github.com/FredHucht/pstree
Repositoryhttps://github.com/FredHucht/pstree
Upstream docshttps://github.com/FredHucht/pstree#readme
LicenseGPL-3.0-only
Source archivehttps://github.com/FredHucht/pstree/archive/refs/tags/v2.40.tar.gz
Bottleavailable (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-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namepstree
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • 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.

Nix95%

pstree

nix profile install nixpkgs#pstree
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pstree
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ps/pstree/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
apk95%

pstree 2.40-r2

A small tool to list processes as a tree

https://github.com/FredHucht/pstree

sudo apk add pstree
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: pstree
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pstree
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pstree from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

pstree-doc 2.40-r2

A small tool to list processes as a tree (documentation)

https://github.com/FredHucht/pstree

sudo apk add pstree-doc
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: pstree
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pstree
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pstree-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
MacPorts95%

pstree

sudo port install pstree
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pstree
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/pstree/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Same workflow

  • pxShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, process-monitoring, ps, system, system-utility.
  • gopsShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, process-monitoring, processes, system.
  • libgtopShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, process-monitoring, processes, system.
  • procpsShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, processes, ps, system.
  • procsShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, processes, ps, system.
  • progressShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, process-monitoring, system.

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.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment