recutils ☆
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Description:
Tools to work with human-editable, plain text data files
Type: Formula  |  Latest Version: 1.9@0  |  Tracked Since: Oct 15, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Developer tools
Tags: recfiles database cli text-processing gnu
Install: brew install recutils
About:
GNU Recutils provides a suite of command-line utilities to create and manipulate 'recfiles', which are plain text databases designed to be human-readable and editable. It offers tools like 'recsel' for querying and 'recinf' for inspection, enabling structured data management without the overhead of a traditional database server.
Key Features:
  • Human-readable and editable text database format
  • Command-line utilities for selection, insertion, and deletion
  • Support for various data types and constraints
  • Scriptable and integrates easily with shell pipelines
Use Cases:
  • Managing structured data like contact lists or inventory in a version control system
  • Quick data extraction and reporting from text-based datasets in scripts
Alternatives:
  • SQLite – SQLite offers a more robust, ACID-compliant relational database engine but stores data in a binary format rather than plain text.
  • CSV files – CSV is a standard for tabular data but lacks native support for complex types, named fields, and querying capabilities.
Version History
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Oct 15, 2025 5:03pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 2fdf5ff4
Sep 14, 2024 1:55am 0 VERSION_BUMP 209c5fc8
Nov 27, 2022 1:44am 0 VERSION_BUMP 96b8d634
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