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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 commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install choose-rust

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install choose

MacPorts ports tree · textproc/choose/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add choose

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · choose · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#choose

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ch/choose/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S choose

Arch Linux sync databases · choose · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install choose

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · choose · source: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/choose

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/choose.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Human-friendly and fast alternative to cut and (sometimes) awk

Commands and aliases

  • choose

history

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.

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

CommandKindExposureNote
chooseexecutableindexed executableDiscovered 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 version1.3.7
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:choose-rust
Version1.3.7
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://github.com/theryangeary/choose
Repositoryhttps://github.com/theryangeary/choose
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

MacPorts94%

choose

sudo port install choose
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Choose
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: textproc/choose/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Nix92%

choose

nix profile install nixpkgs#choose
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Choose
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ch/choose/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
apk92%

choose 1.3.7-r0

A human-friendly and fast alternative to cut and (sometimes) awk

https://github.com/theryangeary/choose

sudo apk add choose
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: choose
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Choose
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: choose from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
pacman92%

choose 1.3.7-2

A human-friendly and fast alternative to cut and (sometimes) awk

https://github.com/theryangeary/choose

sudo pacman -S choose
  • License: GPL-3.0-only
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 1 dependencies
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Choose
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: choose from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper92%

choose 1.3.7-1.5

A human-friendly and fast alternative to cut and (sometimes) awk

https://github.com/theryangeary/choose

sudo zypper install choose
  • License: MIT
  • Category: Development/Tools/Other
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: choose
  • 3 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Choose
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: choose from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
Scoop92%

main/choose

scoop install main/choose
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Choose
Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/choose.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

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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.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • pkg.so package database
  • pkgdb category and tag curation