macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install walklocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
Install walk with Homebrew, apk, Nix, scoop, winget
Terminal navigator. Version 1.13.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add walkAlpine Linux edge package indexes · walk · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#walknixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/wa/walk/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/walkScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/walk.json · source: api.github.com
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id antonmedv.walk -eWindows Package Manager source index · antonmedv.walk · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
Terminal navigator
Project links
Commands and aliases
- walk
history
Project history and usage
Walk is Anton Medvedev's small terminal navigator and file manager, designed more as an interactive cd/ls replacement than a full orthodox file manager. Its README centers the workflow on running the shell integration command, navigating with arrow keys or hjkl, and returning the selected directory to the shell.
Project history
Walk emerged in the recent wave of Go terminal user-interface tools that make command-line navigation visual without becoming full desktop file managers. The project is part of Anton Medvedev's family of terminal utilities, alongside tools such as fx and howto, and is published as a cross-platform open source binary.
The public release stream shows active packaging work through 2024 and 2025. v1.10.0 in June 2024 focused on file arrangement and bug fixes, while v1.13.0 in February 2025 added syntax highlighting and shipped prebuilt binaries for macOS, Linux, and Windows architectures.
How it is used
Walk is used by shell users who want a fast, visual directory picker rather than a broad file-management suite. It is commonly compared with tools such as broot, nnn, and ranger, but its own README and third-party reviews emphasize minimal navigation, fuzzy search, opening an editor, and printing or changing to the selected path.
Why package nerds care
Its package significance is modest but clear: it is a single-purpose terminal UX tool that demonstrates the current packaging pattern for small Go CLIs, with Homebrew, Go install, Scoop, WinGet, and binary releases all serving the same executable.
Sources
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 8 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.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
walk | 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 version1.13.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.13.0
https://github.com/antonmedv/walk
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:walk |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.13.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/walk |
| Homepage | https://github.com/antonmedv/walk |
| Repository | https://github.com/antonmedv/walk |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/antonmedv/walk#readme |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/antonmedv/walk/archive/refs/tags/v1.13.0.tar.gz |
| Build dependencies | go |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, 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 | walk |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
walk
nix profile install nixpkgs#walk- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Walk
apk95%
walk 1.13.0-r13
Terminal file manager
https://github.com/antonmedv/walk
sudo apk add walk- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: walk
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Walk
apk95%
walk-doc 1.13.0-r13
Terminal file manager (documentation)
https://github.com/antonmedv/walk
sudo apk add walk-doc- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: walk
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Walk
Scoop95%
main/walk
scoop install main/walk- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Walk
winget95%
antonmedv.walk
winget install --id antonmedv.walk -e- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Walk
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.
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