install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install shtool

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install shtool

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

overview

Package summary

GNU's portable shell tool

Project links

Commands and aliases

shtool
shtoolize

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 1 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

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`shtool`	cli	global executable
`shtoolize`	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 version2.0.8

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://www.gnu.org/software/shtool/

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.gnu.org/software/shtool/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:shtool
Version	2.0.8
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/shtool
Homepage	https://www.gnu.org/software/shtool/
Upstream docs	https://www.gnu.org/software/shtool/shtool.html
License	GPL-2.0-or-later
Source archive	https://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gnu/shtool/shtool-2.0.8.tar.gz
Bottle	available (on all)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	shtool
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
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.

Debian apt95%

shtool 2.0.8-10

portable shell tool from the GNU project

https://www.gnu.org/software/shtool

sudo apt install shtool

Section: devel
Architecture: all
1 dependencies
3 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Shtool

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

Ubuntu apt95%

shtool 2.0.8-10

portable shell tool from the GNU project

https://www.gnu.org/software/shtool

sudo apt install shtool

Section: devel
Architecture: all
1 dependencies
3 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Shtool

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

package graph

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

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.

combined/shtool.yml

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

Install shtool with Homebrew, apt