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Install csvprintf with Homebrew, zypper

Command-line utility for parsing CSV files. Version 1.3.4 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with zypper: sudo zypper install csvprintf.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install csvprintf

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Linux

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install csvprintf

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

overview

Package summary

Command-line utility for parsing CSV files

Commands and aliases

  • csvprintf
  • xml2csv

history

Project history and usage

csvprintf is a small Unix-style command-line utility for parsing CSV records and formatting each record through printf-like format strings. It also includes XML, JSON text sequence, Bash assignment, and XML-to-CSV workflows.

Project history

The project's official change log records an initial 1.0 release on November 30, 2010. Its early 1.0.x line focused on CSV edge cases and XML conversion, while later releases added named column accessors, Bash output, JSON text sequences, and fixes for column-name handling.

Adoption history

csvprintf has a narrower package footprint than the larger CSV toolkits in this batch, but the input package facts identify it in Homebrew and openSUSE zypper. Its appeal is the traditional Unix model: a compact filter that can sit in shell pipelines and produce formatted text or machine-readable output.

How it is used

The upstream README shows csvprintf being used like printf for CSV rows: users provide a format string, reference columns by position or name, and stream CSV from stdin. The same tool can emit XML and other structured forms when a pipeline needs a quick conversion step.

Why package nerds care

csvprintf matters as an example of the single-purpose C/Unix utility lineage applied to CSV. It is not a spreadsheet replacement or SQL layer; it is a formatter and converter that fits package-manager ecosystems because it builds and installs like a conventional command-line program.

Timeline

  • 2010: Version 1.0 initial release.
  • 2013: Version 1.0.3 added XML back-to-CSV conversion.
  • 2021: Versions 1.2.0 and 1.3.0 added JSON text sequence and Bash output modes.
  • 2026: Version 1.3.4 added column-name format accessors.

Related projects

  • csvprintf is adjacent to csvkit-style conversion tools and shell formatters, but its official documentation emphasizes printf-style row formatting rather than a broad subcommand suite.

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.

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executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
csvprintfexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
xml2csvexecutableindexed 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 version1.3.4
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:csvprintf
Version1.3.4
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://github.com/archiecobbs/csvprintf
Repositoryhttps://github.com/archiecobbs/csvprintf
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

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zypper95%

csvprintf 1.3.4-1.4

Simple CSV file parser for the UNIX command line

https://github.com/archiecobbs/csvprintf

sudo zypper install csvprintf
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Category: Productivity/File utilities
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: csvprintf
  • 3 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Csvprintf
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: csvprintf from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst

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