# Install choose-rust with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper, scoop Human-friendly and fast alternative to cut and (sometimes) awk. Version 1.3.7 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with macports: sudo port install choose. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:choose-rust ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install choose-rust ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install choose ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: textproc/choose/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add choose ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: choose from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#choose ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ch/choose/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S choose ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: choose from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install choose ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: choose from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/choose ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/choose.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:choose-rust - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.3.7 - **Source summary:** Human-friendly and fast alternative to cut and (sometimes) awk - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00 ## Executables - choose (cli) - choose (alias) ## Build dependencies - rust ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-04 - Package-manager version: 1.3.7 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/theryangeary/choose - Upstream latest detected: v1.3.7 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage Choose is a Rust command-line text-field selector positioned as a fast, friendlier alternative to common `cut` invocations and some simple `awk` one-liners. ### Project history The GitHub repository was created in September 2019. The README frames the tool around shell ergonomics: Python-like slice syntax, negative indexing, regex separators using Rust regex syntax, and faster behavior than `cut` on sufficiently long inputs. A v0.1.0 tag appears in September 2019, v1.0.0 in April 2020, and later release lines continued through v1.3.7 in August 2025. ### Adoption history The upstream README documents installation through Cargo, Homebrew as choose-rust, MacPorts, Arch AUR, and a Fedora/CentOS COPR. Homebrew's formula API reports stable version 1.3.7 and ongoing installs. ### How it is used Users invoke `choose` with one or more field selectors, ranges, or slice-like expressions, optionally changing field separators or selecting characters rather than fields. It is aimed at quick interactive and scripted shell data extraction where `awk '{print $1}'` or `cut` syntax feels too heavy. ### Why package nerds care It is a classic modern CLI package-manager entry: a Rust rewrite/rethink of a POSIX-era text utility, distributed through Cargo plus system package managers, and intentionally overlapping with familiar tools rather than replacing them completely. ### Timeline - 2019: Repository created and v0.1.0 tag appears. - 2020: v1.0.0 tag appears and v1.3.x releases begin. - 2024: v1.3.5 and v1.3.6 releases published. - 2025: v1.3.7 release published; Homebrew stable version reports 1.3.7. ### Related projects - Directly related tools are `cut` and `awk`, which the README uses as its comparison points. The Rust regex crate is part of its documented separator model, and Cargo is one of its official distribution channels. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** choose-rust - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Conflicts With:** choose-gui - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - MacPorts - choose: installed executable or alias match | MacPorts ports tree: textproc/choose/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Nix - choose: installed executable or alias match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ch/choose/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - choose - 1.3.7-r0: installed executable or alias match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: choose from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A human-friendly and fast alternative to cut and (sometimes) awk | https://github.com/theryangeary/choose - pacman - choose - 1.3.7-2: installed executable or alias match | Arch Linux sync databases: choose from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A human-friendly and fast alternative to cut and (sometimes) awk | https://github.com/theryangeary/choose - zypper - choose - 1.3.7-1.5: installed executable or alias match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: choose from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | A human-friendly and fast alternative to cut and (sometimes) awk | https://github.com/theryangeary/choose - Scoop - main/choose: installed executable or alias match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/choose.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://pkg.so/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://pkg.so/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://pkg.so/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://pkg.so/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [rust](https://pkg.so/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [sd](https://pkg.so/brew/sd/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust, text-processing. - [decasify](https://pkg.so/brew/decasify/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust, text-processing. - [nkf](https://pkg.so/brew/nkf/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, text-processing. - [enca](https://pkg.so/brew/enca/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, text-processing. - [enscript](https://pkg.so/brew/enscript/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, text-processing. - [sad](https://pkg.so/brew/sad/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust, text-processing. - [rpl](https://pkg.so/brew/rpl/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, text-processing. - [cmigemo](https://pkg.so/brew/cmigemo/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, text-processing. - [hck](https://pkg.so/brew/hck/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, cut, developer, developer-tools, processing. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/choose-rust.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/choose-rust.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - pkgdb category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph