install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install trzsz-go

local Homebrew formula metadata

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/trzsz

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/trzsz.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id trzsz.trzsz -e

Windows Package Manager source index · trzsz.trzsz · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Simple file transfer tools, similar to lrzsz (rz/sz), and compatible with tmux

Project links

Commands and aliases

trzsz

history

Project history and usage

trzsz-go is the Go implementation of the trzsz file-transfer tools. Official docs describe it as a CLI that gives terminals with local shell support native trzsz file-transfer integration and can also be embedded into Go terminal applications.

Project history

The Go version emerged as part of the broader trzsz ecosystem, where the original trz/tsz idea was to offer rz/sz-like upload and download while remaining compatible with tmux. The Go implementation became the recommended server-side version in official docs, while trzsz-ssh is recommended on the local side.

Adoption history

The project has stronger package-manager reach than the original Python package: official documentation lists apt, Debian repository setup, dnf, yum, AUR/yay, Homebrew, Chromebrew, Scoop, winget, choco, pixi, conda, mamba, Go install, source builds, and GitHub release downloads. GitHub shows around a thousand stars and multiple release assets per platform.

How it is used

Users install the Go binaries as trz, tsz, and trzsz. On servers it supplies the upload/download commands; on local machines it can wrap SSH through `trzsz ssh` so file-transfer escape sequences work in terminals that otherwise do not have built-in trzsz support.

Why package nerds care

trzsz-go matters in package-manager culture because it turns a terminal protocol utility into a cross-platform, statically built tool with broad distribution coverage. It is the version most packagers are likely to encounter for Homebrew, Scoop, winget, conda-forge-style, and Linux repository installs.

Timeline

2026: v1.2.0 was released with Go 1.25, Windows improvements, drag-and-drop upload optimization, new packaging options, and tmux CC support changes.
2026: Official docs recommend the Go version of trzsz on the server and tssh on the local side.

Related projects

trzsz-go is compatible with the Python and JavaScript trzsz implementations.
It is designed to work with trzsz-ssh, iTerm2 integration, web terminals, and terminal applications that embed Go support.

Sources

https://github.com/trzsz/trzsz-go#readme
https://github.com/trzsz/trzsz-go/releases
https://trzsz.github.io/
https://trzsz.github.io/go
source_facts.package-manager

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.
Build metadata lists 1 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.

local files

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

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: ~/.trzsz.conf
Windows: C:\Users\your_name\.trzsz.conf

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`trzsz`	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 version1.2.0

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv1.2.0

https://github.com/trzsz/trzsz-go

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:trzsz-go
Version	1.2.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/trzsz-go
Homepage	https://trzsz.github.io
Repository	https://github.com/trzsz/trzsz-go
Upstream docs	https://github.com/trzsz/trzsz-go#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/trzsz/trzsz-go/archive/refs/tags/v1.2.0.tar.gz
Build dependencies	go
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	trzsz-go
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Conflicts With	trzsz
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	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.

Scoop92%

main/trzsz

scoop install main/trzsz

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Trzsz

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/trzsz.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

winget92%

trzsz.trzsz

winget install --id trzsz.trzsz -e

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Trzsz

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: trzsz.trzsz from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

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/trzsz-go.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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