macOS
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Install alp with Homebrew, Nix
Access Log Profiler. Version 1.0.21 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-27. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#alp.
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Linux
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nix profile install nixpkgs#alpnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/al/alp/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Access Log Profiler
Project links
Commands and aliases
- alp
history
Project history and usage
alp is an access log profiler. It reads web access logs and packet captures, groups requests, and reports counts and timing statistics in terminal-friendly formats.
Project history
The official README describes alp simply as Access Log Profiler and documents binary releases, Homebrew installation, asdf installation, and command-based usage. The repository's v0.4.0-to-v1.0.0 migration document records a major reshaping from an LTSV-focused profiler into a multi-format tool with subcommands.
Version 1.0.0 added format-specific subcommands such as `ltsv`, `json`, and `regexp`, later joined in the README by `pcap`, `diff`, and `count`. The v1 transition also consolidated sorting and output options, added filters, added selectable output columns, and introduced position-file support so repeated benchmark runs do not require truncating logs.
Adoption history
alp is a focused operations tool rather than a broad observability platform. Its adoption comes from developers and performance testers who want a quick CLI profile of HTTP access logs, especially during load testing or application tuning.
Official installation paths include GitHub release binaries, Homebrew on macOS, and asdf through `asdf-alp`. That makes it easy to pin a profiler version in local benchmark environments without introducing a full logging stack.
How it is used
Common usage is to feed alp an access log in LTSV, JSON, or regexp-parsed format and sort/group the results by count, latency statistics, status, URI, method, percentiles, or matching groups. It can output table, markdown, TSV, CSV, and HTML formats.
The README also documents `pcap` profiling for captured HTTP requests, `diff` for comparing two profile results, and `count` for counting log entries. Many flags are label/key/subexpression overrides, which lets alp adapt to site-specific log formats without a separate parser.
Why package nerds care
alp is the sort of small Go CLI that package managers are good at: one binary, clear terminal behavior, and direct value in incident or benchmark loops. It sits between ad hoc `awk` pipelines and heavier log-analysis systems.
The v0.4-to-v1 migration is useful package history because it changed the command surface. Anyone packaging shell completions, examples, or old benchmark scripts needs to know that the older one-command LTSV shape became a subcommand-based multi-format CLI.
Timeline
- v0.4.0: Documented as an Access Log Profiler for LTSV.
- v1.0.0: Added subcommands and support for JSON and regexp formats, with consolidated options and filters.
- Current: README documents LTSV, JSON, regexp, pcap, diff, count, Homebrew, asdf, and binary release installation.
Related projects
- LTSV is one of alp's first-class log formats.
- asdf-alp provides asdf-based version management for alp.
- Go libraries in the module include cobra, viper, go-ltsv, gopacket, and YAML packages.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
alp | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
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 generated2026-08-03
manager version1.0.21
manager updated2026-07-27
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:alp |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.21 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/tkuchiki/alp |
| Repository | https://github.com/tkuchiki/alp |
| Last updated | 2026-07-27T09:31:50-04:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
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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
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- cross-ecosystem install command graph
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- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
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