# 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 ```sh sudo av install brew:tinycdb ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install tinycdb ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install tinycdb ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: databases/tinycdb/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install libcdb-dev ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: libcdb-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install tinycdb ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: tinycdb from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#tinycdb ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ti/tinycdb/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S tinycdb ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: tinycdb from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:tinycdb - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.81 - **Source summary:** Create and read constant databases - **Homepage:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** LicenseRef-Homebrew-public-domain - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - cdb (cli) - cdb (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: 0.81 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://www.corpit.ru/mjt/tinycdb.html - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## 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 - - 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 ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** tinycdb - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 1 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - libcdb-dev - 0.81-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libcdb-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | development files for constant databases (cdb) | http://www.corpit.ru/mjt/tinycdb.html - Debian apt - libcdb1 - 0.81-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libcdb1 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | shared library for constant databases (cdb) | http://www.corpit.ru/mjt/tinycdb.html - Debian apt - tinycdb - 0.81-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: tinycdb from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | utility to manipulate constant databases (cdb) | http://www.corpit.ru/mjt/tinycdb.html - Nix - tinycdb: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ti/tinycdb/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - libcdb-dev - 0.81-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libcdb-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | development files for constant databases (cdb) | http://www.corpit.ru/mjt/tinycdb.html - Ubuntu apt - libcdb1 - 0.81-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libcdb1 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | shared library for constant databases (cdb) | http://www.corpit.ru/mjt/tinycdb.html - Ubuntu apt - tinycdb - 0.81-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: tinycdb from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | utility to manipulate constant databases (cdb) | http://www.corpit.ru/mjt/tinycdb.html - dnf - tinycdb - 0.80-6.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: tinycdb from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Utility and library for manipulating constant databases | http://www.corpit.ru/mjt/tinycdb.html - dnf - tinycdb-devel - 0.80-6.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: tinycdb-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Development files for tinycdb | http://www.corpit.ru/mjt/tinycdb.html - pacman - tinycdb - 0.81-2: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: tinycdb from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Very fast and simple package for creating and reading constant data bases | https://www.corpit.ru/mjt/tinycdb.html - MacPorts - tinycdb: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: databases/tinycdb/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - MacPorts - cdb: installed executable or alias match | MacPorts ports tree: databases/cdb/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Nix - cdb: installed executable or alias match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cd/cdb/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [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. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [dnsdist](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dnsdist/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [kyoto-cabinet](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kyoto-cabinet/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database, key-value-store, library. - [gdbm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gdbm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database, key-value, library. - [cdb](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cdb/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, constant-database, data, database, key-value-store. - [dynomite](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dynomite/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database, key-value-store. - [immudb](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/immudb/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database, key-value. - [leveldb](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/leveldb/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database, key-value-store, library. - [sdb](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sdb/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cdb, cli, data, database, key-value-store. - [sqlite-utils](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sqlite-utils/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database, library. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/tinycdb.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/tinycdb.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 - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph