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Description:
Program that provides for interactive editing in a pipeline

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 19971113@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: unix pipeline text-processing cli utility

Install: brew install vip

About:
Vip is a classic Unix utility that enables interactive editing within a command pipeline. It allows users to view and manipulate data flowing between commands in real-time, acting as a visual filter. This tool is valuable for debugging complex pipelines or performing ad-hoc transformations on streaming data.

Key Features:

Interactive pipeline editing
Real-time data visualization
Seamless integration with Unix pipes
Lightweight and fast execution

Use Cases:

Debugging data transformations in complex shell pipelines
Performing interactive filtering or modification of command output

Alternatives:

sed – Non-interactive stream editor for automated text transformations
awk – More powerful pattern scanning and processing language for structured data
vim – Full-featured text editor that can be used in read-only mode for viewing pipeline output

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