p-e-w/maybe
:open_file_folder: :rabbit2: :tophat: See what a program does before deciding whether you really want it to happen (NO LONGER MAINTAINED) observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: archived no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3874
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 3510
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
6302 stars · 160 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
maybe is a Python CLI tool that runs a command under ptrace and intercepts filesystem-modifying syscalls, turning them into no-ops so you can preview what the command would do before letting it happen. It is explicitly alpha-quality, Linux-only, and no longer maintained.
Use cases
- preview what files a command will delete or modify before running it
- dry-run a risky rm or mv command
- see which files an install script touches
- check what a build command writes to disk
- avoid accidentally deleting files with wildcards
When to choose
- you are on Linux and want a quick preview of a command's filesystem effects
- you typed a command yourself and want to verify its file operations first
When to avoid
- running untrusted or malicious code - it only blocks a handful of syscalls
- you need a maintained tool or guaranteed accurate reruns
- you need a general sandbox or full syscall isolation
Facets
cli-tool · maturity abandoned
security file-system developer-tools developer-tools files security python cli dry-run ptrace sandbox filesystem-safety command-preview command-line linux
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/p-e-w/maybe · fetched 2026-08-28 · 132b43df8191
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/maybe/json · fetched 2026-08-29 · 1f3c34b731cc
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| p-e-w/maybe | main | 10 |
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