install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install toml-bombadil

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S toml-bombadil

Arch Linux sync databases · toml-bombadil · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

overview

Package summary

Dotfile manager with templating

Project links

Commands and aliases

bombadil

history

Project history and usage

Toml Bombadil is a Rust dotfile manager centered on templates, profiles, hooks, and optional GPG-backed secrets. Its source-backed history is modest but clear: it was written to solve the author's recurring desktop-environment and machine-profile churn.

Project history

The README explains the project origin as a response to repeatedly switching desktop environments and needing dotfiles that could adapt across machines and setups. Instead of only symlinking files, Bombadil can create a copy, symlink that copy, and inject variables into the copied file as a template.

The repository has continued as a small Rust CLI project with documented package installation paths and a public release stream; GitHub lists 15 releases, with 4.2.0 as the latest release on 23 April 2025.

Adoption history

Adoption evidence is niche but package-relevant: the README documents Arch Linux installation with pacman, and the batch input records both Homebrew and pacman package-manager entries. The repository also points users to example dotfile repositories that use Bombadil.

How it is used

Users install the bombadil CLI to link dotfiles, apply profiles, inject variables into templates, run install hooks, and manage encrypted secrets in a dotfile repository.

Why package nerds care

Bombadil matters to package nerds as one of the TOML-named dotfile tools that packages a personal workstation workflow into a reproducible CLI. It is small enough that reliable history should stay close to the README and release metadata rather than inflated into a broader movement.

Timeline

2025: GitHub listed 4.2.0 as the latest toml-bombadil release.
Current README: Documented pacman installation; the batch input recorded Homebrew packaging.

Related projects

Other dotfile managers occupy the same package niche, but Bombadil distinguishes itself with TOML-flavored configuration, profiles, templating, hooks, and GPG secrets.

Sources

https://github.com/oknozor/toml-bombadil
https://github.com/oknozor/toml-bombadil/releases
https://oknozor.github.io/toml-bombadil/
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security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.

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
`bombadil`	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 version4.2.0

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detected4.2.0

https://github.com/oknozor/toml-bombadil

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:toml-bombadil
Version	4.2.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/toml-bombadil
Homepage	https://github.com/oknozor/toml-bombadil
Repository	https://github.com/oknozor/toml-bombadil
Upstream docs	https://github.com/oknozor/toml-bombadil#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/oknozor/toml-bombadil/archive/refs/tags/4.2.0.tar.gz
Dependencies	openssl@3
Build dependencies	pkgconf, rust
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, 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	toml-bombadil
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

pacman95%

toml-bombadil 4.2.0-2

A dotfile manager with templating

https://github.com/oknozor/toml-bombadil

sudo pacman -S toml-bombadil

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
5 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Toml Bombadil

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: toml-bombadil from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/toml-bombadil.yml

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

Install toml-bombadil with Homebrew, pacman