macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install rpllocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install rplMacPorts ports tree · textproc/rpl/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 5622
Install rpl with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix
Text replacement utility. Version 2.1.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-10. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install rpl.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install rplDebian stable package indexes · rpl · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install rplFedora Rawhide package metadata · rpl · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#rplnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/rp/rpl/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Text replacement utility
Project links
Commands and aliases
- rpl
security posture
Risk level: yellow
generalized runtime or code generation signal.
Risk classifier
yellow risk · medium confidence · runtime
Why
- generalized runtime or code generation signal
Signals
- text:repl
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 4 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
rpl | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-04
manager version2.1.0
manager updated2026-07-10
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/rrthomas/rpl
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/rrthomas/rplnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:rpl |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.1.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/rpl |
| Homepage | https://github.com/rrthomas/rpl |
| Repository | https://github.com/rrthomas/rpl |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://github.com/rrthomas/rpl/releases/download/v2.1.0/rpl-2.1.0.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-07-10T03:17:34Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | gettext, glib, pcre2, uchardet |
| Build dependencies | help2man, pkgconf |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | rpl |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
rpl 1.14-2
replace strings in files
https://github.com/rrthomas/rpl
sudo apt install rpl- Section: utils
- Architecture: all
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rpl
Nix95%
rpl
nix profile install nixpkgs#rpl- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rpl
Ubuntu apt95%
rpl 1.14-2
replace strings in files
https://github.com/rrthomas/rpl
sudo apt install rpl- Section: universe/utils
- Architecture: all
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rpl
dnf95%
rpl 1.5.7-36.fc45
Intelligent recursive search/replace utility
https://github.com/kcoyner/rpl/
sudo dnf install rpl- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: rpl
- 2 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rpl
MacPorts95%
rpl
sudo port install rpl- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rpl
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation