rfcstrip ☆

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Description:
Strips headers and footers from RFCs and Internet-Drafts

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: rfc internet-draft text-processing cli documentation

Install: brew install rfcstrip

About:
rfcstrip is a command-line utility designed to remove boilerplate headers and footers from RFC (Request for Comments) documents and Internet-Drafts. It processes text files to extract the core content, eliminating page numbers, document metadata, and standard legal disclaimers. This tool is essential for developers and network engineers who need clean, readable text for documentation, analysis, or archival purposes.

Key Features:

Removes standard RFC/Internet-Draft headers and footers
Preserves the main body content and section formatting
Command-line interface for easy scripting and automation
Handles multiple input files and standard input streams

Use Cases:

Preparing RFC text for inclusion in technical documentation
Cleaning downloaded drafts for offline reading or archival
Automating text processing pipelines for network protocol analysis

Alternatives:

pandoc – Can convert RFC formats but is a much heavier, general-purpose document conversion tool.
sed/awk scripts – Custom scripts can achieve similar results but require manual regex crafting and maintenance.

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