macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install rexlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install rexMacPorts ports tree · sysutils/rex/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install rex with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix
Command-line tool which executes commands on remote servers. Version 1.16.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install rexDebian stable package indexes · rex · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install RexFedora Rawhide package metadata · Rex · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#rexnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/re/rex/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Command-line tool which executes commands on remote servers
Project links
Commands and aliases
- rex
- rexify
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:server
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 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.
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
Rexfile
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
rex | cli | global executable | |
rexify | 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 version1.16.1
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.rexify.orgnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:rex |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.16.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/rex |
| Homepage | https://www.rexify.org |
| Repository | https://github.com/RexOps/Rex |
| Upstream docs | https://www.rexify.org/docs |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://cpan.metacpan.org/authors/id/F/FE/FERKI/Rex-1.16.1.tar.gz |
| Uses from macOS | expat, perl |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sequoia, sonoma, tahoe, 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 | rex |
| 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%
rex 1.16.0-1
deployment and configuration management tool
sudo apt install rex- Section: admin
- Architecture: all
- 25 dependencies
- 5 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rex
Nix95%
rex
nix profile install nixpkgs#rex- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rex
Ubuntu apt95%
rex 1.14.3-1
deployment and configuration management tool
sudo apt install rex- Section: universe/admin
- Architecture: all
- 25 dependencies
- 5 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rex
dnf95%
Rex 1.16.1-3.fc44
The friendly automation framework on basis of Perl
sudo dnf install Rex- License: Apache-2.0
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: Rex
- 3 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rex
MacPorts95%
rex
sudo port install rex- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rex
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