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Install safe-rm with Homebrew, apt, Nix

Wraps rm to prevent dangerous deletion of files. Version 1.1.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install safe-rm.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install safe-rm

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install safe-rm

Debian stable package indexes · safe-rm · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#safe-rm

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/sa/safe-rm/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Wraps rm to prevent dangerous deletion of files

Commands and aliases

  • safe-rm

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.
  • Build metadata lists 1 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.

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
/etc/safe-rm.conf/usr/local/etc/safe-rm.conf~/.config/safe-rm

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
safe-rmcliglobal 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 generated2026-07-26
manager version1.1.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://launchpad.net/safe-rm

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
  • infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://launchpad.net/safe-rmnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:safe-rm
Version1.1.0
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/safe-rm
Homepagehttps://launchpad.net/safe-rm
Repositoryhttps://git.launchpad.net/safe-rm
Upstream docshttps://launchpad.net/safe-rm
LicenseGPL-3.0-or-later
Source archivehttps://launchpad.net/safe-rm/trunk/1.1.0/+download/safe-rm-1.1.0.tar.gz
Build dependenciesrust
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 Namesafe-rm
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%

safe-rm 1.1.0-5+b7

wrapper around the rm command to prevent accidental deletions

https://launchpad.net/safe-rm

sudo apt install safe-rm
  • Section: utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: safe-rm
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Safe Rm
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: safe-rm from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

safe-rm

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

safe-rm 1.1.0-5

wrapper around the rm command to prevent accidental deletions

https://launchpad.net/safe-rm

sudo apt install safe-rm
  • Section: universe/utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Safe Rm
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: safe-rm from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

package graph

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

Related tools

  • rustBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

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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
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment