Package managers
scattered like autumn leaves fall—
the bole holds them firm.
A unified CLI for discovering and managing all package managers on your system. Find what's installed, check their health, and detect outdated versions.
cargo install bole# Check all package managers
bole check
# Verbose output with details
bole check -v
# Very verbose (shows all PMs by category)
bole check -vv
# Show only broken PMs
bole check --broken
# Show only outdated PMs
bole check --outdatedExample output:
⠏ Checking package managers...
Summary: 33 total, 30 healthy, 1 broken, 2 outdated
# Show all package managers (default table format)
bole show
# Filter by category
bole show javascript # npm, yarn, pnpm, bun, deno, ni
bole show python # pip, poetry, uv, conda, pdm, pipx, pipenv
bole show system # brew, nix, macports
bole show rust # cargo
bole show tools # asdf, volta, mise, corepack, pyenv
# Show all instances (including duplicates)
bole show --all
# Output formats
bole show --tree # Tree view
bole show --json # JSON output
bole show --csv # CSV output- System: Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix
- JavaScript: npm, yarn, pnpm, bun, deno, ni
- Python: pip, poetry, uv, conda, pdm, pipx, pipenv
- PHP: composer, pecl
- Ruby: gem, bundler, rvm, rbenv
- PHP: composer, pecl
- Other: Rust (cargo), Zig, Go, Haskell (cabal/stack), Gleam
- Tools: asdf, volta, mise, corepack, pyenv, phpbrew
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