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Install rlwrap with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper

Readline wrapper: adds readline support to tools that lack it. Version 0.48 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install rlwrap

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install rlwrap

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

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add rlwrap

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

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install rlwrap

Debian stable package indexes · rlwrap · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install rlwrap

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · rlwrap · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#rlwrap

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S rlwrap

Arch Linux sync databases · rlwrap · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install rlwrap

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · rlwrap · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Readline wrapper: adds readline support to tools that lack it

Commands and aliases

  • rlwrap

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 6 platform targets.
  • Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 2 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.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
rlwrapcliglobal 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 version0.48
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.48

https://github.com/hanslub42/rlwrap

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

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:rlwrap
Version0.48
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/rlwrap
Homepagehttps://github.com/hanslub42/rlwrap
Repositoryhttps://github.com/hanslub42/rlwrap
Upstream docshttps://github.com/hanslub42/rlwrap#readme
LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later
Source archivehttps://github.com/hanslub42/rlwrap/archive/refs/tags/v0.48.tar.gz
Dependencieslibptytty, readline
Build dependenciesautoconf, automake
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

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

Debian apt95%

rlwrap 0.46.1-1+b1

readline feature command line wrapper

https://github.com/hanslub42/rlwrap

sudo apt install rlwrap
  • Section: utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: rlwrap
  • 5 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Rlwrap
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: rlwrap from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

rlwrap

nix profile install nixpkgs#rlwrap
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Rlwrap
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/rl/rlwrap/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

rlwrap 0.46.1-1build2

readline feature command line wrapper

https://github.com/hanslub42/rlwrap

sudo apt install rlwrap
  • Section: universe/editors
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 5 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Rlwrap
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: rlwrap from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

rlwrap 0.48-r0

readline wrapper

https://github.com/hanslub42/rlwrap

sudo apk add rlwrap
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: rlwrap
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Rlwrap
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rlwrap from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

rlwrap-doc 0.48-r0

readline wrapper (documentation)

https://github.com/hanslub42/rlwrap

sudo apk add rlwrap-doc
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: rlwrap
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Rlwrap
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rlwrap-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

rlwrap 0.47.1-2.fc44

Wrapper for GNU readline

https://github.com/hanslub42/rlwrap

sudo dnf install rlwrap
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: rlwrap
  • 8 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Rlwrap
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: rlwrap from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

rlwrap 0.48-1

Adds readline-style editing and history to programs

https://github.com/hanslub42/rlwrap

sudo pacman -S rlwrap
  • License: GPL-2.0-only
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 7 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Rlwrap
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: rlwrap from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

rlwrap 0.48-1.3

A Readline Wrapper

https://github.com/hanslub42/rlwrap/

sudo zypper install rlwrap
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: Productivity/Other
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: rlwrap
  • 5 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Rlwrap
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: rlwrap from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

rlwrap

sudo port install rlwrap
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Rlwrap
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/rlwrap/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.

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  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
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