Is shfmt safe to use?

shfmt has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (3.13.1). DepScope rates its health at 67/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of shfmt?

The latest version of shfmt is 3.13.1, released 2026-04-07.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of shfmt.

No, shfmt is actively maintained. Latest release: 3.13.1 (2026-04-07).

DepScope has no curated alternatives for shfmt at this time.

shfmt is licensed under BSD-3-Clause.

homebrewv3.13.1

Autoformat shell script source code

License BSD-3-Clausepermissive1 versions1 maintainers2 deps3,475 weekly dl

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 67/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

6/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Maintainer trust

Active maintainers (3m)

7

Contributors (12m)

8

Primary author dominance

82%

GitHub stars

8,696

Dependencies (2)

API access

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Last updated · 2026-04-07T00:28:41Z