install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install slugify

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install slugify

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

overview

Package summary

Convert filenames and directories to a web friendly format

Project links

Commands and aliases

slugify

history

Project history and usage

Slugify is a small shell command for renaming files and directories into web-friendly forms. It sits in the long Unix tradition of tiny, composable filename-cleanup utilities.

Project history

The official GitHub repository was created in 2012. The project published v1.0.0 in August 2015 and v1.0.1 in January 2016, with a man page describing `slugify` as a command that converts filenames and directories to a web-friendly format.

Adoption history

The supplied package metadata lists Homebrew, Debian, and Ubuntu packages. That distribution pattern fits a simple CLI utility: useful enough for packaging, but intentionally narrow in scope.

How it is used

Slugify is commonly used to normalize filenames for the web, scripts, media libraries, or static-site workflows. Its documented dry-run mode is important because it lets users preview filesystem renames before changing files.

Why package nerds care

Package nerds care about tools like slugify because they are boring, inspectable Unix commands: a single executable, a man page, predictable options, and no service dependency.

Timeline

2012: Official GitHub repository created.
2015: v1.0.0 published.
2016: v1.0.1 and the January 2016 man page were published.

Related projects

It is conceptually related to other filename normalization, transliteration, batch rename, and static-site publishing tools rather than to a larger framework.

Sources

https://api.github.com/repos/benlinton/slugify
https://api.github.com/repos/benlinton/slugify/releases
https://github.com/benlinton/slugify#readme
https://github.com/benlinton/slugify/blob/master/slugify.1
input.source_facts.package-manager

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 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
`slugify`	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 version1.0.1

manager updated2026-07-04

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv1.0.1

https://github.com/JabberLabs/slugify

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:slugify
Version	1.0.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/slugify
Homepage	https://github.com/JabberLabs/slugify
Repository	https://github.com/JabberLabs/slugify
Upstream docs	https://github.com/benlinton/slugify#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/JabberLabs/slugify/archive/refs/tags/v1.0.1.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-07-04T16:53:45+09:00
Pulse	updated
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	slugify
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%

slugify 8.0.4-4

Python utility that generates clean, URL-safe slugs

https://github.com/un33k/python-slugify

sudo apt install slugify

Section: python
Architecture: all
Source Package: python-slugify
2 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Slugify

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

Ubuntu apt95%

slugify 8.0.4-1

Python slugify application that handles unicode

https://github.com/un33k/python-slugify

sudo apt install slugify

Section: universe/python
Architecture: all
Source Package: python-slugify
2 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Slugify

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: slugify 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.

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/slugify.yml

Used sources

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

Install slugify with Homebrew, apt