# Install shtool with Homebrew, apt

GNU's portable shell tool. Version 2.0.8 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:shtool
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install shtool
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install shtool
```

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

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:shtool
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/shtool>
- **Version:** 2.0.8
- **Source summary:** GNU's portable shell tool
- **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>
- **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00

## Executables

- shtool (cli)
- shtoolize (cli)
- shtool (alias)
- shtoolize (alias)

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on all

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-07-08
- Package-manager version: 2.0.8
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://www.gnu.org/software/shtool/
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## Security Notes

generalized runtime or code generation signal.

- **Geiger risk:** yellow / medium
- generalized runtime or code generation signal

## 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

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - shtool - 2.0.8-10: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: shtool from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | portable shell tool from the GNU project | https://www.gnu.org/software/shtool
- Ubuntu apt - shtool - 2.0.8-10: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: shtool from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | portable shell tool from the GNU project | https://www.gnu.org/software/shtool


## Related links

- [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals.
- [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata.
- [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata.
- [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata.
- [parallel](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/parallel/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, gnu, shell.
- [aliae](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aliae/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, shell.
- [bar](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bar/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, shell.
- [checkbashisms](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/checkbashisms/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, shell.
- [colormake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/colormake/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: build-tools, cli, developer-tools.
- [compiledb](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/compiledb/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: build-tools, cli, developer-tools.
- [crosstool-ng](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/crosstool-ng/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: build-tools, cli, developer-tools.
- [desk](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/desk/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, shell.
- [aarch64-elf-binutils](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aarch64-elf-binutils/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: build, build-tools, cli, developer, developer-tools.
- [autoconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/autoconf/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: build, cli, developer, developer-tools, gnu.
- [automake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/automake/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: build, cli, developer, developer-tools, gnu.

## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/shtool.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/shtool.yml)


## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph