brag ☆
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Description:
Download and assemble multipart binaries from newsgroups
Type: Formula  |  Latest Version: 1.4.3@1  |  Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Networking
Tags: usenet newsgroups binary downloader cli
Install: brew install brag
About:
Brag is a utility designed to download and assemble large binary files that have been split across multiple posts on Usenet newsgroups. It automatically decodes files encoded with the uuencode format, stitching them back together into their original form. This tool simplifies the process of retrieving software and media from text-based newsgroup archives.
Key Features:
  • Automated assembly of multi-part binaries
  • Built-in support for uuencode decoding
  • Command-line interface for scripting and automation
  • Handles out-of-order and missing segments
Use Cases:
  • Recovering software archives from historical Usenet posts
  • Downloading large files from text-based newsgroups
  • Automating binary retrieval in a terminal environment
Alternatives:
  • newsboat – Primarily an RSS/Atom feed reader, not designed for binary assembly.
  • slrn – A full-featured newsreader with built-in decoding capabilities.
License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Dependencies: uudeview, tcl-tk@8
Bottles available for: all
Version History
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Nov 10, 2024 1:46pm 1 VERSION_BUMP ae4ad529
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