# Install tiny with Homebrew, apk, Nix, pacman, zypper Terminal IRC client. Version 0.13.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:tiny ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install tiny ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add tiny ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: tiny from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#tiny ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ti/tiny/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S tiny ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: tiny from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install tiny ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: tiny from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:tiny - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.13.0 - **Source summary:** Terminal IRC client - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - tiny (cli) - tiny (alias) ## Build dependencies - pkgconf - rust ## 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: 0.13.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/osa1/tiny - Upstream latest detected: v0.13.0 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage tiny is a Rust terminal IRC client. Its official README presents it as another terminal IRC client, with a focus on a clean text UI, reconnect behavior, configurable key bindings, TLS, SASL authentication, ZNC compatibility, and configuration-driven server/channel setup. ### Project history The public GitHub repository was created in January 2016 and remains active as a Rust project. The project documentation is centered on the README and GitHub wiki rather than a separate product site, which fits its terminal-client scope. ### Adoption history The README documents source installation through Cargo and notes Arch Linux stable and development AUR packages. The batch input also records package-manager entries for Homebrew, Alpine, Nix, Arch, and openSUSE, showing that the tool spread mainly through Unix package channels rather than through a commercial distribution. ### How it is used Users run tiny as an interactive terminal IRC client. The config file defines servers, nicknames, channels, SASL credentials, NickServ-style password handling, key bindings, colors, and optional external password commands; command-line arguments can narrow which configured servers to connect to. ### Why package nerds care For package-manager users, tiny is a compact example of the Rust terminal-app wave: a single CLI executable, conventional Unix/macOS config paths, Cargo installation, and distro packages. Its appeal is strongest for users who still want IRC in a terminal but prefer a maintained Rust client with TLS, SASL, and ZNC support. ### Timeline - 2016: Public GitHub repository created. - 2021: v0.9.0 and v0.10.0 releases published on GitHub. - 2024: v0.13.0 release published on GitHub. - 2026: Repository metadata still showed ongoing activity. ### Related projects - The README cites irc-core as inspiration for parts of the clean UI behavior and documents compatibility with ZNC. - The project sits in the same package niche as terminal IRC clients, Rust CLIs, and Unix chat tooling. ### Sources - - - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Linux: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/tiny/config.yml, ~/.config/tiny/config.yml - macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/tiny/config.yml, ~/.config/tiny/config.yml ## Credential files - Linux: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/tiny/config.yml, ~/.config/tiny/config.yml - macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/tiny/config.yml, ~/.config/tiny/config.yml ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** tiny - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - tiny: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ti/tiny/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - tiny - 0.13.0-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: tiny from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Terminal IRC client written in Rust | https://github.com/osa1/tiny - apk - tiny-doc - 0.13.0-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: tiny-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Terminal IRC client written in Rust (documentation) | https://github.com/osa1/tiny - pacman - tiny - 0.13.0-2: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: tiny from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A terminal IRC client written in Rust | https://github.com/osa1/tiny - zypper - tiny - 0.13.0+git5.g2ee969a-2.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: tiny from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Terminal IRC client written in Rust | https://github.com/osa1/tiny ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [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. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [irssi](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/irssi/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: chat-client, cli, irc, networking, terminal. - [catgirl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/catgirl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, irc, networking, terminal. - [senpai](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/senpai/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, irc, networking, terminal. - [epic5](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/epic5/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, irc, networking, terminal-client. - [ircii](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ircii/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: chat-client, cli, irc, networking, terminal. - [ngircd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ngircd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, irc, networking. - [sic](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sic/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, irc, networking, terminal-client. - [xaric](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/xaric/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, irc, networking. - [center-im](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/center-im/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: chat, cli, client, networking, terminal. - [dissent](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dissent/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: chat, chat-client, cli, client, networking. - [tiny](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/tiny/) - Same normalized package name in another local ecosystem. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/tiny.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/tiny.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph