# Install recutils with Homebrew, apk, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, apt

Tools to work with human-editable, plain text data files. Version 1.9 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-12. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#recutils.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:recutils
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install recutils
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install recutils
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: databases/recutils/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add recutils
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: recutils from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install recutils
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: recutils from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#recutils
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/re/recutils/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- Ubuntu apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install recutils
```

  Evidence: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: recutils from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:recutils
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 1.9
- **Source summary:** Tools to work with human-editable, plain text data files
- **Homepage:** <https://www.gnu.org/software/recutils/>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-12T14:54:14+09:00
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- csv2rec (alias)
- rec2csv (alias)
- recdel (alias)
- recfix (alias)
- recfmt (alias)
- recinf (alias)
- recins (alias)
- recsel (alias)
- recset (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 1.9

## Security Notes

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - recutils: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/re/recutils/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - librec-dev - 1.9-3build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: librec-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | recutils development files | https://www.gnu.org/software/recutils/
- Ubuntu apt - librec1 - 1.9-3build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: librec1 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | library for accessing recfiles programmatically | https://www.gnu.org/software/recutils/
- Ubuntu apt - recutils - 1.9-3build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: recutils from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | text-based databases called recfiles | https://www.gnu.org/software/recutils/
- apk - recutils - 1.9-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: recutils from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Set of tools and libraries to access plain text databases called recfiles | https://www.gnu.org/software/recutils/
- apk - recutils-dev - 1.9-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: recutils-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Set of tools and libraries to access plain text databases called recfiles (development files) | https://www.gnu.org/software/recutils/
- apk - recutils-doc - 1.9-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: recutils-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Set of tools and libraries to access plain text databases called recfiles (documentation) | https://www.gnu.org/software/recutils/
- dnf - recutils - 1.9-14.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: recutils from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | A set of tools to access GNU recfile databases | https://www.gnu.org/software/recutils/
- dnf - recutils-devel - 1.9-14.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: recutils-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Libraries and header files for recutils | https://www.gnu.org/software/recutils/
- MacPorts - recutils: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: databases/recutils/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/recutils.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/recutils.yml)


## Sources

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