# Install swift-sh with Homebrew Scripting with easy zero-conf dependency imports. Version 2.5.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:swift-sh ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install swift-sh ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:swift-sh - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.5.0 - **Source summary:** Scripting with easy zero-conf dependency imports - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Unlicense - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - swift-sh (cli) - swift-sh-edit (cli) - swift-sh (alias) - swift-sh-edit (alias) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2.5.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/mxcl/swift-sh - Upstream latest detected: 2.5.0 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage swift-sh is a Swift scripting tool that lets single-file Swift scripts declare third-party SwiftPM dependencies inline on import statements, then builds and runs those scripts through Swift Package Manager. ### Project history The public repository was created in 2019. The README frames the project as a response to the friction of turning a quick Swift script into a full Swift package just to use dependencies, offering a shebang-based workflow instead. ### Adoption history The README documents Homebrew installation and explains that the installed `swift-sh` executable is discoverable through Swift's subcommand mechanism as `swift sh`. Homebrew lists bottles for macOS and Linux, matching the README's stated support for Linux and Mac. ### How it is used A script starts with `#!/usr/bin/swift sh` and declares dependencies in comments after import lines. swift-sh reads those comments, creates a cached SwiftPM package, builds it, and runs it with `swift run`; it also documents `swift sh edit` for Xcode editing and `swift sh eject` for converting a script into a package. ### Why package nerds care swift-sh matters in package-manager culture because it narrows the gap between scripting and package-based dependency resolution. It makes SwiftPM usable for disposable or operational scripts without asking users to keep a full package directory around from the start. ### Timeline - 2019: Public GitHub repository created. - Current docs: Installed with Homebrew or built manually with `swift build`. - Current docs: v2 requires Swift 5.1 and uses the active Swift toolchain to generate the temporary package manifest. ### Related projects - The README lists Beak and Marathon as alternatives and builds on Swift Package Manager, Xcode, and Swift's subcommand dispatch behavior. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** swift-sh - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 1 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Requirements:** xcode - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [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. - [objc-run](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/objc-run/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, scripting. - [rust-script](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust-script/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, scripting. - [scriptisto](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/scriptisto/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, scripting. - [swift-outdated](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/swift-outdated/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dependency-management, developer-tools, swift, swift-package-manager. - [zx](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/zx/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, scripting. - [bar](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bar/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, scripting. - [boot-clj](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/boot-clj/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, scripting. - [cargo-features-manager](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cargo-features-manager/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dependency-management, developer-tools. - [carthage](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/carthage/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. 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