macOS
Homebrew已验证 · 100%
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安装
其他安装命令
Linux
概览
软件包摘要
Download and assemble multipart binaries from newsgroups
历史
项目历史与用法
Brag is a command-line Usenet binary downloader. It collects multipart binary attachments from NNTP newsgroups, assembles them, and was designed to be robust enough for unattended cron jobs.
项目历史
Brag is credited in its README to author Akos Polster and maintained at SourceForge. The project documentation reflects the early-2000s Usenet binary era, including support for uuencode, MIME base64, yEnc, authentication, filters, and parallel NNTP connections.
The SourceForge file feed shows Brag releases at least from version 1.1.0 in October 2000 through version 1.4.3 in March 2004. The acknowledgements list several contributors for NNTP support, yEnc support, performance work, Mac OS X fixes, Debian fixes, and user reports.
采用历史
Brag's adoption is small but historically package-manager-shaped: the input package facts record Homebrew, Debian, and Ubuntu packages. Its man page and README also assume Unix home-directory state under ~/.brag and cron-based operation, matching the packaging conventions of the period.
Its niche narrowed as web-based binary distribution, dedicated NZB clients, and private indexers changed Usenet workflows, but Brag remains a compact example of a classic NNTP automation tool.
使用方式
The man page describes running brag against an NNTP server and newsgroup, optionally with authentication, accept/reject subject patterns, parallel connection count, output directory, and cross-server or cross-newsgroup part combining.
State is stored under ~/.brag, with unfinished and finished directories per server and group. Passwords can be placed in ~/.brag/<server>/passwd, while accept and reject pattern files live below the server and group directory.
为什么软件包爱好者会关心
Brag matters to package historians as a surviving Homebrew formula for an older Unix networking workflow: scripted Usenet binary retrieval over NNTP. It is less a mainstream modern tool than a preserved slice of early broadband-era command-line culture.
It is also a reminder that package managers carry long tails of specialized tools whose primary upstreams live on SourceForge rather than GitHub.
时间线
- 2000-10: SourceForge lists a Brag 1.1.0 RPM release.
- 2002-02: SourceForge lists Brag 1.2.0 source and RPM releases.
- 2003-11: SourceForge lists Brag 1.4.0 and 1.4.1 releases.
- 2004-03: SourceForge lists Brag 1.4.3 source and RPM releases.
Related projects
- NNTP news servers are the network service Brag automates against.
- Usenet binary tools and later NZB clients occupy the same broad problem space of fetching multipart posts.
- Debian packaging is mentioned in the README acknowledgements and also appears in the input package facts.
来源
安全态势
风险级别：blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
风险分类器
blue 风险 · 中 置信度 · tool
原因
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
信号
- text:download
安装行为
- formula 元数据中未记录 Homebrew post-install 钩子。
- Homebrew bottle 元数据适用于 1 个平台目标。
- 安装时包含 1 个运行时依赖。
建议审查
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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
~/.brag/<server>/<group>/accept~/.brag/<server>/<group>/reject
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
~/.brag/<server>/passwd
可执行文件
已安装的可执行文件
| 命令 | 类型 | 暴露范围 | 备注 |
|---|---|---|---|
brag | cli | 全局可执行文件 |
新鲜度
版本和新鲜度
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页面生成时间2026-07-25
管理器版本1.4.3
管理器更新时间2026-06-22
本地数据OK
上游not checked
检测到的最新版本未检测到
- 信息Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://brag.sourceforge.net/none 置信度
安装元数据
软件包元数据
| 软件包键 | brew:brag |
|---|---|
| 版本 | 1.4.3 |
| 软件包管理器 | Homebrew |
| 软件包管理器页面 | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/brag |
| 主页 | https://brag.sourceforge.net/ |
| 仓库 | https://sourceforge.net/p/brag/code |
| 上游文档 | https://brag.sourceforge.net/README |
| 许可证 | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| 源码归档 | https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/brag/brag/1.4.3/brag-1.4.3.tar.gz |
| 最后更新 | 2026-06-22T14:02:55-07:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| 依赖 | uudeview |
| Bottle | 可用 (于 all) |
| Homebrew post-install | 未定义 |
| 服务 | 未声明 |
注册表事实
源数据库详情
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | brag |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 1 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | yes |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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源数据库匹配
其他软件包管理器记录
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Debian apt95%
brag 1.4.1-2.3
Downloads and assembles multipart Usenet binaries
sudo apt install brag- Section: news
- Architecture: all
- 3 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Brag
Ubuntu apt95%
brag 1.4.1-2.3
Downloads and assembles multipart Usenet binaries
sudo apt install brag- Section: universe/news
- Architecture: all
- 3 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Brag
来源线索
由仓库数据生成
此页面由 av-web 从 scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py 生成的私有软件包 SQLite 工件提供。
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
使用的来源
- 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