spacer ☆
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Description:
Small command-line utility for adding spacers to command output
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Developer tools
Tags: cli utility productivity shell text-formatting
Install: brew install spacer
About:
Spacer is a lightweight command-line utility designed to insert visual separators into terminal output. It helps developers and sysadmins create more readable logs, scripts, and command pipelines by generating customizable lines of text. The tool's main value is improving the clarity and organization of console-based workflows.
Key Features:
  • Generates customizable text separators (e.g., '=', '-', '*')
  • Supports custom messages within the spacer line
  • Configurable line width (defaults to terminal width)
  • Lightweight and easy to pipe into shell scripts
Use Cases:
  • Adding visual breaks to long script outputs or logs
  • Creating clear section headers in automated reports or build pipelines
  • Debugging shell scripts by inserting checkpoints in command chains
Alternatives:
  • figlet/toilet – These create large ASCII art text headers, whereas spacer creates simple horizontal lines.
  • echo '========' – Spacer provides a more convenient, configurable, and consistent way to generate separators than manual echo commands.
Version History
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Sep 14, 2025 4:12am 0 VERSION_BUMP 83cebabb
Sep 13, 2024 10:05pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 0d0fa43e
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