ossp-uuid ☆
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Description:
ISO-C API and CLI for generating UUIDs
Type: Formula  |  Latest Version: 1.6.2@0  |  Tracked Since: Oct 15, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Developer tools
Tags: uuid generator library cli identifier
Install: brew install ossp-uuid
About:
OSSP uuid is a ISO-C library and command-line tool for generating universally unique identifiers (UUIDs) as defined by DCE 1.1. It provides a robust and portable solution for creating UUIDs that are globally unique, essential for distributed systems and database keys.
Key Features:
  • Generates UUIDs v1, v2, v3, v4, and v5
  • Provides both a C library API and a command-line interface (CLI)
  • Supports RFC 4122 compliant UUIDs
  • Highly portable across different operating systems
Use Cases:
  • Generating unique identifiers for database records
  • Creating unique keys for distributed software components
  • Scripting and automation tasks requiring UUID generation
Alternatives:
  • uuid-runtime – A standard GNU package providing basic uuid generation tools, often pre-installed on Linux systems.
  • libuuid (from util-linux) – The widely used library that is part of the util-linux project, often a dependency for system tools.
Version History
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Oct 15, 2025 5:03pm 2 VERSION_BUMP 1e23fcb6
Sep 16, 2025 9:47am 2 VERSION_BUMP 332cef58
Sep 10, 2024 7:23pm 2 VERSION_BUMP 81e9af2c
Aug 2, 2024 5:42pm 2 VERSION_BUMP f6fae9f1
Nov 18, 2022 9:26am 2 VERSION_BUMP 09ee3cab
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