Archaeology

Mothers Ruin Software · A macOS tool for inspecting selected binary formats, including configuration profiles, keyed archives, and URL bookmarks.

CaskDeveloper ToolsApple silicon · Intel

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30-day installs3#2010 in App

1-year installs171Last 365 days

Latest version1.74 days ago · Oct 7

Download size5.5MBarm64 / x86_64 · dmg

Release cadenceIrregular1 release in 30 days

System and architecture

System requirements: >= 14

Platform availability

macOS 27 · Intel · 1.7,306 >= 14
macOS 27 · Apple chip · 1.7,306 >= 14
macOS 26 · Intel · 1.7,306 >= 14
macOS 26 · Apple chip · 1.7,306 >= 14
macOS 15 · Intel · 1.7,306 >= 14
macOS 15 · Apple chip · 1.7,306 >= 14
macOS 14 · Intel · 1.7,306 >= 14
macOS 14 · Apple chip · 1.7,306 >= 14

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{
  "macos": {
    ">=": [
      "14"
    ]
  }
}

Tap: homebrew/cask
Also known as: Archaeology · archaeology
Commands: trowel
Download URL: www.mothersruin.com/software/downloads/Archaeology.dmg
Homebrew definition: github.com/homebrew/homebrew-cask/blob/HEAD/Casks/a/archaeology.rb
formulae.brew.sh: formulae.brew.sh/cask/archaeology

Installation and removal contents

Install app
Source file: Archaeology.app
Declared destination: /Applications/Archaeology.app
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```
{
  "app": [
    "Archaeology.app"
  ],
  "target": "/Applications/Archaeology.app"
}
```
Install binary
Source file: $APPDIR/Archaeology.app/Contents/MacOS/trowel
Declared destination: $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/bin/trowel
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```
{
  "binary": [
    "$APPDIR/Archaeology.app/Contents/MacOS/trowel"
  ],
  "target": "$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/bin/trowel"
}
```

Remove user data zap

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{
  "zap": [
    {
      "trash": [
        "~/Library/Application Scripts/*.com.mothersruin.MRSFoundation.ASN1AnnotationStore",
        "~/Library/Application Scripts/com.mothersruin.Archaeology",
        "~/Library/Application Support/com.apple.sharedfilelist/com.apple.LSSharedFileList.ApplicationRecentDocuments/com.mothersruin.archaeology.sfl*",
        "~/Library/Containers/com.mothersruin.Archaeology",
        "~/Library/Group Containers/*.com.mothersruin.MRSFoundation.ASN1AnnotationStore"
      ]
    }
  ]
}