macOS
brew install witrlocal Homebrew formula metadata
sudo port install witrMacPorts ports tree · sysutils/witr/Portfile · 来源: api.github.com
安装
brew install witrlocal Homebrew formula metadata
sudo port install witrMacPorts ports tree · sysutils/witr/Portfile · 来源: api.github.com
nix profile install nixpkgs#witrnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/wi/witr/package.nix · 来源: api.github.com
scoop install main/witrScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/witr.json · 来源: api.github.com
winget install --id PranshuParmar.witr -eWindows Package Manager source index · PranshuParmar.witr · 来源: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
概览
Why is this running?
历史
witr, short for the question 'Why is this running?', is a Go system-inspection CLI focused on explaining the cause behind running processes, open ports, containers, and file locks. The public repository was created in December 2025, and its README positions it as a causality layer above tools such as ps, top, lsof, ss, systemctl, and docker ps.
The project appeared as a small single-purpose diagnostics tool and quickly acquired a broader interactive mode. Its README emphasizes both direct human-readable output and an interactive terminal dashboard with tabs for processes, ports, containers, and locks, reflecting a shift from one-shot inspection toward an operator-facing TUI.
Although new, witr shows unusually strong early adoption signals for a system utility: the GitHub API showed more than 18,000 stars during this enrichment run, and the latest GitHub release at the time checked was v0.3.3, published on June 24, 2026. The README also points to packaging across multiple ecosystems, including Unix, macOS, Windows, FreeBSD, and several package managers, which is notable for a young CLI.
witr is used when an operator sees a process, listening port, container, or lock and wants the chain of responsibility rather than another flat listing. It correlates process metadata, services, containers, shells, repositories, and related system state to explain where a running thing came from and how it was started.
Its package-nerd appeal is the tidy premise: most Unix inspection tools expose facts, while witr tries to narrate cause. That makes it a modern companion to classic observability commands, especially for developers moving between local machines, containers, service managers, and language-specific dev servers.
安全态势
没有找到 witr 的匹配本地密钥处理 manifest。Nucleus 软件包元数据仍在此发布,以便未来覆盖拥有稳定的软件包 URL。
在无人值守的代理使用前,请检查该工具是否读取明文凭据、写入远程状态、发布制品或调用插件。
可执行文件
| 命令 | 类型 | 暴露范围 | 备注 |
|---|---|---|---|
witr | cli | 全局可执行文件 |
新鲜度
这些信号区分页生成时间、软件包管理器活动和上游发布比较。只有存在证据 URL 和可比较版本时,才会提示版本落后。
https://github.com/pranshuparmar/witr
安装元数据
| 软件包键 | brew:witr |
|---|---|
| 版本 | 0.3.3 |
| 软件包管理器 | Homebrew |
| 软件包管理器页面 | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/witr |
| 主页 | https://github.com/pranshuparmar/witr |
| 仓库 | https://github.com/pranshuparmar/witr |
| 上游文档 | https://github.com/pranshuparmar/witr#readme |
| 许可证 | Apache-2.0 |
| 源码归档 | https://github.com/pranshuparmar/witr/archive/refs/tags/v0.3.3.tar.gz |
| 最后更新 | 2026-07-25T22:40:21+02:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| 构建依赖 | go |
| Bottle | 可用 (于 arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | 未定义 |
| 服务 | 未声明 |
注册表事实
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | witr |
| 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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源数据库匹配
匹配项来自外部软件包管理器索引,并与本地 Automic Vault 软件包链接分开显示。
witr
nix profile install nixpkgs#witrwitr
sudo port install witrmain/witr
scoop install main/witrPranshuParmar.witr
winget install --id PranshuParmar.witr -e来源线索
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