# Install vip with Homebrew Program that provides for interactive editing in a pipeline. Version 19971113 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-14. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:vip ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install vip ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:vip - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 19971113 - **Source summary:** Program that provides for interactive editing in a pipeline - **Homepage:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** LicenseRef-Homebrew-cannot-represent - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-14T20:07:13+09:00 - **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00 ## Executables - vip (cli) - vip (alias) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-04 - Package-manager version: 19971113 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-14 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://users.cs.duke.edu/~des/vip.html - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage vip is a small Unix pipeline utility by Daniel E. Singer that inserts an interactive editor into a pipeline while still being used syntactically like a filter. The primary surviving project page is a Duke University page last updated on December 17, 1997. ### Project history The project page ties vip to Singer's Toolman work and to an article, 'Toolman Edits Pipes -- Interactively!', published in the October 1997 issue of the USENIX Association's ;login: magazine. The page distributes the Bourne shell script, troff/PostScript man page, and article in HTML, text, PDF, and PostScript forms. ### How it is used vip's historical use case is classic Unix shell composition: place it in a pipeline where a normal filter would appear, edit the data interactively, then pass the result downstream. That makes it a small but recognizable member of the family of tools that exploit pipes, $EDITOR-style workflows, and shell filters rather than persistent project state. ### Why package nerds care Its package significance is archival and Unix-philosophy oriented. There is no modern repository or broad adoption trail in the sources found, but the original page and USENIX article make it a source-backed example of late-1990s command-line experimentation around interactive filters. ### Timeline - 1997-10: The USENIX ;login: article about vip appeared. - 1997-12-17: The Duke-hosted vip home page records its last update. ### 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:** vip - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Related links - [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. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://pkg.so/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [xpipe](https://pkg.so/brew/xpipe/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, pipeline, unix. - [teip](https://pkg.so/brew/teip/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, pipeline, unix. - [unixodbc](https://pkg.so/brew/unixodbc/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, unix. - [fish](https://pkg.so/brew/fish/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, unix. - [zsh](https://pkg.so/brew/zsh/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, unix. - [gnu-sed](https://pkg.so/brew/gnu-sed/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, unix. - [dos2unix](https://pkg.so/brew/dos2unix/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, unix. - [moreutils](https://pkg.so/brew/moreutils/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, unix. - [gspell](https://pkg.so/brew/gspell/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. 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