使用 Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper, scoop 安装 termscp

项目链接

• 主页
• 仓库
• 上游文档
• 软件包管理器页面

命令和别名

• termscp

项目历史

The author describes termscp as born from wanting something like WinSCP on Linux and in the terminal after using SFTP/SCP daily at work. The first version was running in December 2020, and the first GitHub release, v0.1.0, was published on December 6, 2020.

The project then expanded from an experiment into a broader terminal file-transfer client. The contributing guide says the author no longer sees it as a WinSCP clone, but as a rich-featured terminal transfer client intended to support common protocols, file-explorer features, reliability, safety, speed, and a well-designed interface.

Recent release history shows continuing feature growth: multi-host support in 2024, an embedded terminal in 2025, a 1.0.0 release in 2026, and a 1.1.x line that added a new website, installers, release automation, and updated config-directory behavior.

采用历史

termscp's README documents installation through its own shell and PowerShell installers, Chocolatey, NetBSD repositories, Arch Linux repositories, and platform-specific package guidance. The input package facts list Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, Scoop, and zypper in addition to Homebrew.

That adoption pattern is typical of Rust CLI/TUI tools: the project is distributed through Cargo and GitHub releases, then picked up by cross-platform package managers because it fills a practical niche for users who prefer keyboard-driven terminal workflows.

使用方式

The normal workflow is a two-pane local/remote file explorer used to connect to remote systems, upload and download files, browse directories, create and delete entries, search, view, edit, sync, and manage bookmarks or recent connections.

The documentation and man page expose many package-nerd details: configurable text editor, hidden-file display, update checks, overwrite prompts, sort/grouping behavior, SSH configuration paths, key-based and password authentication, desktop notifications for large transfers, and saved passwords through the operating-system key vault.

为什么软件包爱好者会关心

termscp is significant because it packages a GUI-style file-transfer workflow as a terminal-native tool. For users who manage servers over SSH, containers, buckets, and remote filesystems, it avoids switching to a desktop file-transfer app while still offering a discoverable TUI.

It also sits at the intersection of several package-nerd interests: Rust single-binary distribution, terminal UI frameworks, remote-filesystem protocol libraries, cross-platform config locations, and broad package-manager availability.

时间线

• 2020: Public GitHub repository created on November 7.
• 2020: First version running in December, according to the contributing guide.
• 2020: v0.1.0 first release published on December 6.
• 2021: v0.3.x added SSH key storage and keyring support.
• 2024: v0.16.0 added multi-host support.
• 2025: v0.18.0 added an embedded shell.
• 2026: v1.0.0 published.
• 2026: v1.1.x added the new website, installers, release automation, and config-path changes.

Related projects

• The author explicitly frames the original desire in relation to WinSCP. The README also names supporting Rust ecosystem projects including ratatui, tui-realm, remotefs, keyring-rs, crossterm, kube, pavao, and self_update.

来源

• Contributing guide project mission: https://github.com/veeso/termscp/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md
• GitHub README: https://github.com/veeso/termscp#readme
• GitHub releases: https://github.com/veeso/termscp/releases
• GitHub repository metadata: https://api.github.com/repos/veeso/termscp
• Input source_facts.package-manager