augeas ☆

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Description:
Configuration editing tool and API

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 1.14.1@1 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Devops

Tags: configuration-management devops system-utilities parsing automation

Install: brew install augeas

About:
Augeas is a configuration editing tool that parses configuration files into a structured tree format, allowing users to programmatically modify settings without manual file editing. It uses 'lenses'—specialized parsing scripts—to understand the syntax of various file formats. This provides a robust API for system automation and ensures configuration consistency across diverse services.

Key Features:

Abstract tree representation of configuration files
Extensible lens-based parsing for many file formats
Command-line tool (augtool) for interactive editing
C API for integration into custom applications

Use Cases:

Automating configuration changes across server fleets
Building reliable DevOps scripts for system setup
Programmatically modifying SSH or NTP settings

Alternatives:

sed/awk – Augeas provides a safer, syntax-aware tree structure rather than fragile text stream manipulation.
jq – Similar concept for JSON, whereas Augeas specializes in parsing unstructured or semi-structured text config files.

License: LGPL-2.1-or-later

Dependencies: readline

Bottles available for: arm64_tahoe, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, sonoma, arm64_linux, x86_64_linux

Important Notes:

Lenses have been installed to:
  $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/share/augeas/lenses/dist

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 11, 2025 6:59am		0	VERSION_BUMP	3ef5d4e3
Sep 10, 2024 7:28pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	623555b4