# Install up with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop Tool for writing command-line pipes with instant live preview. Version 0.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-25. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#up. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:up ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install up ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install up ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/up/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add up ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: up from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#up ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/up/up/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S up ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: up from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/up ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/up.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:up - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Version:** 0.4 - **Source summary:** Tool for writing command-line pipes with instant live preview - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-25T21:47:59+02:00 - **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00 ## Executables - up (alias) ## Install behavior - Bottle: not available ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-03 - Package-manager version: 0.4 ## Project history and usage up, the Ultimate Plumber, is a terminal UI for interactively building Unix pipelines with an instant preview of command output. It packages an old shell habit, iterating on grep, awk, sort, cut, paste, wc, Perl, and similar filters, into a feedback-oriented interface. ### Project history The GitHub repository was created in April 2018, and the README is signed by Mateusz Czapliński in October 2018. The README frames the goal as helping users explore textual data incrementally by redirecting a command's output into up, then typing and executing pipeline fragments in a scrollable preview UI. Early releases moved quickly in October 2018, with v0.1 followed by releases that changed execution behavior, added custom shell support, improved terminal error messages, and added readline-style shortcuts. v0.4 in October 2020 added flags, help, and dependency updates. ### Adoption history The README links installation routes through a direct Linux binary, Arch AUR, FreeBSD pkg, macOS Homebrew, and GitHub releases for other OSes. GitHub repository metadata showed 8,834 stars and 129 forks when checked on July 2, 2026, which is substantial adoption for a small single-purpose terminal workflow tool. ### How it is used Users pipe text-producing commands into up, browse the captured output, type a pipeline in the input box, press Enter to preview the transformed output, and press Ctrl-X to save the resulting command into an upN.sh script. The README documents a fixed input buffer, long-running input freeze controls, and the fact that the pipeline is passed to bash -c. ### Why package nerds care For package nerds, up is interesting because it is a CLI-native productivity layer over the standard Unix text-processing toolbox, not a replacement for it. It helps inspect package metadata, logs, dependency lists, and build output while still producing plain shell pipelines that can be saved and reused. ### Timeline - 2018: GitHub repository created. - 2018: v0.1 released in October. - 2018: README signed October 2018 after public announcement and feedback. - 2020: v0.4 released with new flags, help, and tcell updates. ### Related projects - The README names Pipecut as prior art discovered after announcement and cites Bret Victor's talks as an influence. It also situates up among standard Unix filters such as grep, sort, cut, paste, awk, wc, and perl. ### Sources - - - - ## 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 - up: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/up/up/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - up - 0.4-r40: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: up from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Ultimate Plumber is a tool for writing Linux pipes with instant live preview | https://github.com/akavel/up - pacman - up - 0.4-4: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: up from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A tool for writing Linux pipes with instant live preview | https://github.com/akavel/up - MacPorts - up: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/up/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Scoop - main/up: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/up.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/up.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/up.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - curated package history - pkgdb category and tag curation - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph