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Install shellcheck with Homebrew, apk, chocolatey, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget, zypper

Static analysis and lint tool, for (ba)sh scripts. Version 0.11.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-15.

Install command Security notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install shellcheck

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install shellcheck

MacPorts ports tree · devel/shellcheck/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add shellcheck

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

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install shellcheck

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

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install ShellCheck

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

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#shellcheck

nixpkgs package indexes · shellcheck · source: raw.githubusercontent.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S shellcheck

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

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install ShellCheck

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

Windows

Chocolateyverified · 92%

choco install shellcheck

Chocolatey community package catalog · shellcheck · source: community.chocolatey.org

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/shellcheck

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/shellcheck.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id koalaman.shellcheck -e

Windows Package Manager source index · koalaman.shellcheck · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Static analysis and lint tool, for (ba)sh scripts

Project links

Commands and aliases

shellcheck

security posture

Risk level: yellow

generalized runtime or code generation signal.

Risk classifier

yellow risk · medium confidence · runtime

Why

generalized runtime or code generation signal

Signals

text:shell

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 3 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: .shellcheckrcshellcheckrc~/.shellcheckrc~/.config/shellcheckrc
Windows: .shellcheckrcshellcheckrc%APPDATA%/shellcheckrc

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`shellcheck`	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 version0.11.0

manager updated2026-05-15

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.11.0

https://github.com/koalaman/shellcheck

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:shellcheck
Version	0.11.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/shellcheck
Homepage	https://www.shellcheck.net/
Repository	https://github.com/koalaman/shellcheck
Upstream docs	https://github.com/koalaman/shellcheck#readme
License	GPL-3.0-or-later
Source archive	https://github.com/koalaman/shellcheck/archive/refs/tags/v0.11.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-05-15T19:26:22-04:00
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	gmp
Build dependencies	cabal-install, ghc, pandoc
Uses from macOS	libffi
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, 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	shellcheck
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
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%

shellcheck 0.10.0-1

lint tool for shell scripts

https://www.shellcheck.net/

sudo apt install shellcheck

Section: devel
Architecture: amd64
3 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Shellcheck

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: shellcheck from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

shellcheck

nix profile install nixpkgs#shellcheck

normalized package name match
Matched by: Shellcheck

nixpkgs package indexes · raw.githubusercontent.com · nixpkgs package indexes: shellcheck from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix

Ubuntu apt95%

shellcheck 0.9.0-1

lint tool for shell scripts

https://www.shellcheck.net/

sudo apt install shellcheck

Section: universe/devel
Architecture: amd64
3 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Shellcheck

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: shellcheck from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

apk95%

shellcheck 0.11.0-r1

a static analysis tool for shell scripts

https://github.com/koalaman/shellcheck

sudo apk add shellcheck

License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: shellcheck
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Shellcheck

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: shellcheck from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

shellcheck-doc 0.11.0-r1

a static analysis tool for shell scripts (documentation)

https://github.com/koalaman/shellcheck

sudo apk add shellcheck-doc

License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: shellcheck
normalized package name match
Matched by: Shellcheck

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: shellcheck-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

dnf95%

ShellCheck 0.11.0-4.fc44

Shell script analysis tool

https://www.shellcheck.net/

sudo dnf install ShellCheck

License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: ShellCheck
6 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Shellcheck

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ShellCheck from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

dnf95%

ghc-ShellCheck 0.11.0-4.fc44

Haskell ShellCheck library

https://www.shellcheck.net/

sudo dnf install ghc-ShellCheck

License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: ShellCheck
32 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Shellcheck

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ghc-ShellCheck from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

dnf95%

ghc-ShellCheck-devel 0.11.0-4.fc44

Haskell ShellCheck library development files

https://www.shellcheck.net/

sudo dnf install ghc-ShellCheck-devel

License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: ShellCheck
3 dependencies
3 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Shellcheck

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ghc-ShellCheck-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

dnf95%

ghc-ShellCheck-doc 0.11.0-4.fc44

Haskell ShellCheck library documentation

https://www.shellcheck.net/

sudo dnf install ghc-ShellCheck-doc

License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: ShellCheck
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Shellcheck

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ghc-ShellCheck-doc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

dnf95%

ghc-ShellCheck-prof 0.11.0-4.fc44

Haskell ShellCheck profiling library

https://www.shellcheck.net/

sudo dnf install ghc-ShellCheck-prof

License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: ShellCheck
2 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Shellcheck

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ghc-ShellCheck-prof from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

pacman95%

shellcheck 0.11.0-110

Shell script analysis tool

https://www.shellcheck.net

sudo pacman -S shellcheck

License: GPL
Architecture: x86_64
6 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Shellcheck

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: shellcheck from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

zypper95%

ShellCheck 0.10.0-2.23

Shell script analysis tool

https://hackage.haskell.org/package/ShellCheck

sudo zypper install ShellCheck

License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: ShellCheck
5 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Shellcheck

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

zypper95%

ghc-ShellCheck 0.10.0-2.23

Haskell ShellCheck library

https://hackage.haskell.org/package/ShellCheck

sudo zypper install ghc-ShellCheck

License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: ShellCheck
32 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Shellcheck

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

zypper95%

ghc-ShellCheck-devel 0.10.0-2.23

Haskell ShellCheck library development files

https://hackage.haskell.org/package/ShellCheck

sudo zypper install ghc-ShellCheck-devel

License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: ShellCheck
4 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Shellcheck

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ghc-ShellCheck-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

zypper95%

ghc-ShellCheck-doc 0.10.0-2.23

Haskell ShellCheck library documentation

https://hackage.haskell.org/package/ShellCheck

sudo zypper install ghc-ShellCheck-doc

License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: ShellCheck
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Shellcheck

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ghc-ShellCheck-doc from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

zypper95%

ghc-ShellCheck-prof 0.10.0-2.23

Haskell ShellCheck profiling library

https://hackage.haskell.org/package/ShellCheck

sudo zypper install ghc-ShellCheck-prof

License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: ShellCheck
2 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Shellcheck

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ghc-ShellCheck-prof from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

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combined/shellcheck.yml

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Install shellcheck with Homebrew, apk, chocolatey, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget, zypper

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