macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install tinycdblocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install tinycdbMacPorts ports tree · databases/tinycdb/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install tinycdb with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman
Create and read constant databases. Version 0.81 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libcdb-devDebian stable package indexes · libcdb-dev · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install tinycdbFedora Rawhide package metadata · tinycdb · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#tinycdbnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ti/tinycdb/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S tinycdbArch Linux sync databases · tinycdb · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
overview
Package summary
Create and read constant databases
Project links
Commands and aliases
- cdb
history
Project history and usage
TinyCDB is Michael Tokarev's small C library and command-line utility for creating, reading, querying, and dumping constant databases. Its official page describes it as compatible to a great extent with Dan J. Bernstein's cdb-0.75 package while offering a smaller, single-library implementation.
Project history
The project belongs to the cdb lineage: Bernstein introduced the constant database data structure, and TinyCDB reimplemented that model with a single libcdb library, one cdb utility, a cleaner opaque-structure API, lower memory requirements during creation, and compatibility interfaces for cdb-0.75 and older cdb APIs.
Adoption history
The official page recommends Debian users install through the standard apt repository and mentions RPM packaging support. The batch input records packages for Homebrew, Debian/Ubuntu libcdb-dev, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, and Arch, which matches TinyCDB's role as a small system library shipped by OS package sets.
How it is used
TinyCDB is used when a mostly static set of key/value records should be rebuilt atomically and queried quickly. The official examples highlight indexing large user lists such as passwd-like data, and the included cdb utility covers creation, querying, dumping, and conversion from cdbmake-style input.
Why package nerds care
TinyCDB matters to package nerds because it is a classic small-C Unix component: public-domain-to-MIT licensing, a stable ABI-style header and library, a single CLI utility, and broad distro packaging. It is the kind of dependency that appears under mail, authentication, lookup, and other low-level packages that want cdb files without a heavier database.
Timeline
- 2001: Copyright range on the official page begins.
- 2023: Version 0.81 changed the license text from public domain wording to MIT.
- 2023: Version 0.81 was released on 25 Dec 2023.
Related projects
- TinyCDB is directly related to Dan J. Bernstein's cdb package and compares its API niche with Berkeley DB, gdbm, and traditional Unix dbm/ndbm libraries.
Sources
- https://www.corpit.ru/mjt/tinycdb.html
- source_facts.package-manager
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:database
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
cdb | 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 version0.81
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://www.corpit.ru/mjt/tinycdb.html
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.corpit.ru/mjt/tinycdb.htmlnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:tinycdb |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.81 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/tinycdb |
| Homepage | https://www.corpit.ru/mjt/tinycdb.html |
| Upstream docs | https://www.corpit.ru/mjt/tinycdb.html |
| License | LicenseRef-Homebrew-public-domain |
| Source archive | https://www.corpit.ru/mjt/tinycdb/tinycdb-0.81.tar.gz |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | tinycdb |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 1 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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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%
libcdb-dev 0.81-2
development files for constant databases (cdb)
http://www.corpit.ru/mjt/tinycdb.html
sudo apt install libcdb-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: tinycdb
- 1 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tinycdb
Debian apt95%
libcdb1 0.81-2
shared library for constant databases (cdb)
http://www.corpit.ru/mjt/tinycdb.html
sudo apt install libcdb1- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: tinycdb
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tinycdb
Debian apt95%
tinycdb 0.81-2
utility to manipulate constant databases (cdb)
http://www.corpit.ru/mjt/tinycdb.html
sudo apt install tinycdb- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tinycdb
Nix95%
tinycdb
nix profile install nixpkgs#tinycdb- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tinycdb
Ubuntu apt95%
libcdb-dev 0.81-1build1
development files for constant databases (cdb)
http://www.corpit.ru/mjt/tinycdb.html
sudo apt install libcdb-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: tinycdb
- 1 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tinycdb
Ubuntu apt95%
libcdb1 0.81-1build1
shared library for constant databases (cdb)
http://www.corpit.ru/mjt/tinycdb.html
sudo apt install libcdb1- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: tinycdb
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tinycdb
Ubuntu apt95%
tinycdb 0.81-1build1
utility to manipulate constant databases (cdb)
http://www.corpit.ru/mjt/tinycdb.html
sudo apt install tinycdb- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tinycdb
dnf95%
tinycdb 0.80-6.fc44
Utility and library for manipulating constant databases
http://www.corpit.ru/mjt/tinycdb.html
sudo dnf install tinycdb- License: LicenseRef-Fedora-Public-Domain
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: tinycdb
- 2 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tinycdb
dnf95%
tinycdb-devel 0.80-6.fc44
Development files for tinycdb
http://www.corpit.ru/mjt/tinycdb.html
sudo dnf install tinycdb-devel- License: LicenseRef-Fedora-Public-Domain
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: tinycdb
- 3 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tinycdb
pacman95%
tinycdb 0.81-2
Very fast and simple package for creating and reading constant data bases
https://www.corpit.ru/mjt/tinycdb.html
sudo pacman -S tinycdb- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tinycdb
MacPorts95%
tinycdb
sudo port install tinycdb- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tinycdb
MacPorts94%
cdb
sudo port install cdb- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Cdb
Nix92%
cdb
nix profile install nixpkgs#cdb- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Cdb
source trail
Generated from repository data
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Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
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