# Install tofuenv with Homebrew OpenTofu version manager inspired by tfenv. Version 1.0.7 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:tofuenv ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install tofuenv ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:tofuenv - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.0.7 - **Source summary:** OpenTofu version manager inspired by tfenv - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - tofuenv (cli) - tofuenv (alias) ## Dependencies - grep ## Uses from macOS - jq - unzip ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.0.7 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/tofuutils/tofuenv - Upstream latest detected: v1.0.7 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage tofuenv is an OpenTofu version manager, modeled after tfenv, for installing and selecting tofu versions from the shell. ### Project history tofuenv belongs to the OpenTofu post-fork tooling wave. OpenTofu itself was created after HashiCorp's 2023 Terraform license change and reached a first stable release on January 10, 2024. The tofuenv README presents the project as an OpenTofu version manager inspired by tfenv, with support for macOS, Linux, and limited Windows/git-bash testing. ### Adoption history The README documents installation through Homebrew, the Arch User Repository, and a Puppet module, while the input package facts list Homebrew packaging. This suggests its main adoption path is among shell users who already manage infrastructure tools through package managers and dotfiles. ### How it is used tofuenv installs explicit OpenTofu versions, latest versions, regex-selected latest versions, and versions inferred from OpenTofu required_version constraints. With no version argument it resolves TOFUENV_TOFU_VERSION first, then .opentofu-version files, then defaults to latest. The tool also exposes package-nerd knobs such as tofuenv_REMOTE for custom release mirrors, tofuenv_ARCH for architecture selection, tofuenv_CONFIG_DIR for state/config placement, and tofuenv_NETRC_PATH for credentials when accessing a protected remote. ### Why package nerds care tofuenv is useful in the same niche as rbenv, pyenv, and tfenv: it makes infrastructure repositories self-describing through a checked-in version file and lets contributors switch CLI versions without replacing the system package. ### Timeline - 2023: OpenTofu was forked after the Terraform license change described in the OpenTofu manifesto. - 2024-01-10: OpenTofu reached its first stable release. - Current: tofuenv documents Homebrew, AUR, Puppet, manual clone, .opentofu-version, and environment-variable workflows. ### Related projects - OpenTofu is the CLI managed by tofuenv. - tfenv is the Terraform version manager that tofuenv cites as its inspiration. ### Sources - - - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal. - **Geiger risk:** orange / medium - infrastructure mutation or orchestration 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 - Unix: ./.opentofu-version, ~/.opentofu-version ## Credential files - Unix: $tofuenv_NETRC_PATH ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** tofuenv - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Conflicts With:** opentofu, tenv - **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. - [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. - [grep](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/grep/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [anyenv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/anyenv/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, version-manager, version-managers. - [fvm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fvm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, version-manager, version-managers. - [nodebrew](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nodebrew/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, version-manager, version-managers. - [nodenv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nodenv/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, version-manager, version-managers. - [sbtenv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sbtenv/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, version-manager, version-managers. - [jenv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jenv/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, shell, version-manager. - [ry](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ry/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, shell, version-manager. - [tenv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tenv/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, opentofu, version-manager. - [tfenv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tfenv/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, code, developer, developer-tools, grep. - [tgenv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tgenv/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, code, developer, developer-tools, infrastructure. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/tofuenv.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/tofuenv.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 - cross-ecosystem install command graph