# Install yafc with Homebrew, apt, MacPorts Command-line FTP client. Version 1.3.7 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:yafc ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install yafc ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install yafc ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: net/yafc/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install yafc ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: yafc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:yafc - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.3.7 - **Source summary:** Command-line FTP client - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-22T14:06:43-07:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - yafc (cli) - yafc (alias) ## Dependencies - libssh - openssl@3 - readline ## Build dependencies - pkgconf ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.3.7 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-22 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/sebastinas/yafc - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage YAFC is Yet Another FTP Client, a console FTP client with shell-like conveniences such as completion, cached listings, bookmarks, recursive operations, proxy support, and SFTP support. Its appeal is the old Unix niche of making interactive FTP feel closer to a real file-management shell. ### Project history The current upstream repository preserves YAFC's older copyright lineage: the main program copyright is attributed to Martin Hedenfalk for 1998-2001, while renewed maintenance from 2011 is credited to Carles Pages, Sebastian Ramacher, and Josh Heidenreich. The GitHub repository was created in 2011 and is the current source-control home cited by the package. The NEWS file shows the tool evolving from a traditional FTP client into a broader file-transfer shell: 1.0 added cache timeout and SFTP conveniences, 1.2.0 moved SFTP transport to libssh and added IPv6, and the 1.3 line removed Kerberos 4 while keeping Kerberos 5-era support. ### Adoption history YAFC's adoption has been modest and Unix-admin oriented. Its feature set reflects the workflows of users who still need scriptable or interactive FTP-family access but want readline-style navigation, persistent bookmarks, recursive transfers, and queued operations instead of a bare `ftp(1)` session. ### How it is used Typical use is interactive: connect to an FTP, FTPS, SSH/SFTP, or proxied endpoint, navigate with completion and cached directory listings, and run recursive get, put, remove, list, or FXP-style transfers. The README also calls out nohup mode, tagging files for later transfer, local command redirection, and autologin/bookmark support. ### Why package nerds care YAFC is a small example of a once-common package category: terminal FTP clients that added comfort features before web UIs, cloud object storage CLIs, and ubiquitous rsync/SSH workflows displaced much FTP usage. It remains interesting mostly as a compatibility and operator-convenience tool. ### Timeline - 1998-2001: The preserved copyright notice attributes YAFC's main early implementation to Martin Hedenfalk. - 2011: The current GitHub repository was created and the maintained copyright block begins. - 1.2.0 era: The NEWS file records libssh-backed SFTP transport and IPv6 support. - 1.3.0 era: Kerberos 4 support was dropped while the codebase was cleaned up for more modern C tooling. ### Related projects - YAFC sits near traditional `ftp(1)`, lftp, ncftp, FileZilla, and OpenSSH SFTP workflows, but with a narrower interactive terminal-client identity. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** yafc - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 5 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - yafc - 1.3.7-5+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: yafc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | yet another FTP client | https://github.com/sebastinas/yafc - Ubuntu apt - yafc - 1.3.7-5build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: yafc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | yet another FTP client | https://github.com/sebastinas/yafc - MacPorts - yafc: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: net/yafc/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [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. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [openssl@3](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openssl-3/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [duck](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/duck/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-transfer, ftp, networking, sftp. - [lftp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lftp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-transfer, ftp, networking, sftp. - [bbftp-client](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bbftp-client/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, client, file-transfer, networking. - [ncftp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ncftp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-transfer, ftp, networking. - [sftpgo](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sftpgo/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-transfer, ftp, networking, sftp. - [tftp-now](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tftp-now/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, client, file-transfer, networking. - [tnftp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tnftp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-transfer, ftp, networking. - [airshare](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/airshare/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-transfer, networking. - [davix](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/davix/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, file, file-transfer, networking, openssl. - [pget](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pget/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: cli, client, file, file-transfer, line. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/yafc.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/yafc.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph