libdshconfig ☆

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Description:
Distributed shell library

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: System utilities

Tags: distributed-computing shell library automation clustering

Install: brew install libdshconfig

About:
Libdshconfig is a C library designed for managing distributed shell environments. It provides functionality to parse configuration files that define groups of hosts, enabling streamlined command execution across multiple servers. Its main value proposition is simplifying the automation of remote administration tasks in cluster environments.

Key Features:

Host group configuration parsing
Support for parallel command execution
Lightweight C library integration
Compatibility with standard shell syntax

Use Cases:

Automating system updates across a server cluster
Distributing configuration files to multiple hosts
Gathering logs from distributed systems

Alternatives:

pdsh – pdsh is a parallel shell tool that focuses on command execution, whereas libdshconfig provides a library for parsing the configuration files that define the host groups.
Ansible – Ansible is a full configuration management system with state enforcement, while libdshconfig is a lightweight library focused specifically on host grouping for shell commands.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 11, 2025 7:30am		0	VERSION_BUMP	d6eb6d02