# Install terraform-cleaner with Homebrew Tiny utility which detects unused variables in your terraform modules. Version 0.0.4 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:terraform-cleaner ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install terraform-cleaner ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:terraform-cleaner - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.0.4 - **Source summary:** Tiny utility which detects unused variables in your terraform modules - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - terraform-cleaner (cli) - terraform-cleaner (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## 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: 0.0.4 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/sylwit/terraform-cleaner - Upstream latest detected: v0.0.4 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage terraform-cleaner is a small Go CLI for detecting unused variables in Terraform modules. Its public history is short and narrowly scoped, but official repository and release metadata are sufficient to describe it as a focused Terraform hygiene utility. ### Project history The repository was created in March 2023. Its README describes it as a tiny utility for finding unused variables in Terraform modules and points users to GitHub releases for platform binaries. The complete release history is compact: v0.0.1 included the first working version and GoReleaser setup, v0.0.2 adjusted unused-flag display behavior, v0.0.3 added display of locals and unused locals, and v0.0.4 fixed help messages and added an asciinema demo to the README. ### Adoption history The input package facts show Homebrew packaging, and the README documents binary downloads from the GitHub releases page. There is no official evidence of a large ecosystem around the tool; its adoption appears to be the usual package-manager exposure for a small Terraform developer utility. ### How it is used The README keeps usage deliberately minimal: download a platform binary from releases and run the tool against Terraform modules to find unused variables. It also documents pre-commit hook installation, suggesting use as part of a local Terraform cleanup workflow. ### Why package nerds care terraform-cleaner matters in the package-nerd niche as a small, single-purpose IaC linting helper. It is the kind of utility package maintainers include because it automates one annoying Terraform maintenance check without introducing a larger framework. ### Timeline - 2023: GitHub repository created. - 2023: v0.0.1 released with the first working version and GoReleaser setup. - 2023: v0.0.3 added display of locals and unused locals. - 2023: v0.0.4 fixed help messages and updated the README with an asciinema demo. ### Related projects - terraform-cleaner belongs to the Terraform linting and cleanup tool family, adjacent to Terraform module maintenance workflows and pre-commit usage. - It is much narrower than TerraCognita: TerraCognita imports existing infrastructure into Terraform, while terraform-cleaner checks module source for unused variables. ### Sources - - - - - source_facts.package-manager ## 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:** terraform-cleaner - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Related links - [Cloud CLI packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/cloud-clis/) - Belongs to a cloud or infrastructure command family. - [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. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cdktf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cdktf/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, infrastructure-as-code, terraform. - [cf-terraforming](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cf-terraforming/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, infrastructure-as-code, terraform. - [cf2tf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cf2tf/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, infrastructure-as-code, terraform. - [pug](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pug/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, infrastructure-as-code, terraform. - [terracognita](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/terracognita/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, infrastructure-as-code, terraform. - [terraform-graph-beautifier](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/terraform-graph-beautifier/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, infrastructure-as-code, terraform. - [aiac](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aiac/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, infrastructure-as-code, terraform. - [kuzco](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kuzco/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, infrastructure-as-code, terraform. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/terraform-cleaner.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/terraform-cleaner.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph