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Description:
Statistics from the command-line

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: statistics cli data-analysis utility command-line

Install: brew install st

About:
st is a lightweight command-line tool for calculating basic statistics (mean, median, standard deviation, etc.) from numbers in stdin or files. It provides a simple, fast alternative to complex spreadsheet software for quick data analysis tasks. The tool is designed for simplicity and speed, making it ideal for developers and data analysts.

Key Features:

Calculates mean, median, mode, and standard deviation
Supports data from stdin, files, or command arguments
Lightweight and fast with no external dependencies
Simple, concise output format

Use Cases:

Quickly calculating summary statistics for log files or CSV data
Analyzing numerical output from other command-line tools
Verifying data distributions during development or debugging

Alternatives:

datamash – More feature-rich with support for complex data manipulation and grouping
awk – More versatile but requires more verbose syntax for statistical calculations

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 13, 2024 3:37am		1	VERSION_BUMP	c72a59dd