install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install v

local Homebrew formula metadata

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/v

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

overview

Package summary

Z for vim

Project links

Commands and aliases

v

history

Project history and usage

v is a small command-line helper described by its author as `z for vim`. It uses Vim's viminfo list of recently edited files to reopen or select files quickly from anywhere in the filesystem.

Project history

The official repository is intentionally small: the README is formatted like a Unix manual page, the executable is named `v`, and the tool is presented as a bash/Vim companion. Its design mirrors the author's better-known `z` command, but applies the idea to files recently edited in Vim rather than directories visited in the shell.

Adoption history

Adoption appears niche and dotfile-oriented. The GitHub project has a Homebrew formula and a Scoop package entry in the supplied package facts, but the official material does not present a large ecosystem or formal release history beyond a 2016 GitHub release.

How it is used

Users put `v` somewhere on PATH and optionally install its man page. Running `v` lists and chooses from recently edited Vim files; `v -0` reopens the most recent file; regex arguments filter the viminfo list; `-c` restricts matches to the current directory; and `-l` lists matches.

Why package nerds care

v is package-nerd material because it is the kind of tiny Unix CLI that package managers preserve well: one executable, one man page, no service, no credentials, and a workflow that lives in shell history and editor state. Its value is mostly for Vim users who like `z`-style recency shortcuts.

Timeline

2016: GitHub releases list a release named `add -c option`.
Current: The README continues to document `v` as `z for vim` with viminfo-based recent-file selection.

Related projects

rupa/z is the closest related project: a shell directory jumper based on frecency.
Vim and its viminfo file provide the recent-file data that `v` reads.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for v. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 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
`v`	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 version1.1

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv1.1

https://github.com/rupa/v

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:v
Version	1.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/v
Homepage	https://github.com/rupa/v
Repository	https://github.com/rupa/v
Upstream docs	https://github.com/rupa/v#readme
License	WTFPL
Source archive	https://github.com/rupa/v/archive/refs/tags/v1.1.tar.gz
Uses from macOS	vim
Bottle	available (on all)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	v
Version Scheme	0
Revision	1
Head Version	HEAD
Conflicts With	vlang
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.

Scoop95%

main/v

scoop install main/v

normalized package name match
Matched by: V

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

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/v.yml

Used sources

Nucleus package database
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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