# Install xpipe with Homebrew, chocolatey, Nix, scoop, winget Split input and feed it into the given utility. Version 2.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-25. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#xpipe. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:xpipe ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install xpipe ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#xpipe ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/xp/xpipe/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Windows - Chocolatey (92%): ```sh choco install xpipe ``` Evidence: Chocolatey community package catalog: xpipe from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='9.736','dotnet-5.0-sdk-3xx' - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install extras/xpipe ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/xpipe.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id xpipe-io.xpipe -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: xpipe-io.xpipe from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:xpipe - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Version:** 2.2 - **Source summary:** Split input and feed it into the given utility - **Homepage:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-25T13:38:12+02:00 - **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00 ## Executables - xpipe (alias) ## Install behavior - Bottle: not available ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-03 - Package-manager version: 2.2 ## Project history and usage xpipe is Jan Schaumann's small Unix command that splits standard input into chunks and feeds each chunk to a utility. Its README describes it as a conceptual combination of split, tee, and xargs, but with chunks piped to the invoked program rather than passed as command-line arguments. ### Project history The GitHub repository was created on 2020-01-12. The README says xpipe was developed on NetBSD 8.0 and tested on NetBSD 8.0, macOS 12.6, and Fedora 36, matching Schaumann's broader Unix/pkgsrc background. The project is intentionally narrow: one C utility, a manpage-style README, and examples centered on stream chunking. Its design goal is practical shell composition rather than a new pipeline framework. ### Adoption history xpipe's adoption is modest but real in the Unix-tools niche. It appeals to users who understand xargs but need to send each chunk on standard input, such as feeding PEM certificates one at a time to openssl, creating archive batches, or compressing split log chunks. The README calls out packaging paths for source installs, Arch AUR, pkgsrc, and macOS users, which suggests the tool spread mainly through small-package ecosystems and personal Unix workflows rather than through a large application stack. ### How it is used xpipe reads stdin, splits by byte count, line count, or a regular-expression pattern, then invokes the chosen utility repeatedly with the chunk connected to that utility's stdin. The -J option can substitute an invocation number into command arguments, making per-chunk output files straightforward. The most distinctive usage is pattern-delimited input where temporary files would otherwise be annoying. The README's certificate example splits a PEM bundle at END CERTIFICATE lines and feeds each certificate to openssl x509 for inspection. ### Why package nerds care xpipe is the kind of tiny Unix command package nerds like: it fills one gap in the standard toolbox without inventing a new ecosystem. It is easiest to understand as xargs for stdin chunks rather than argv construction. Its significance is also pedagogical. By naming the space between split, tee, and xargs, xpipe makes a common shell-script pattern explicit and reusable, reducing the need for ad hoc sed/awk loops and temporary-file cleanup. ### Timeline - 2020-01-12: The jschauma/xpipe repository is created. - 2020s: xpipe is documented as developed on NetBSD 8.0 and tested on NetBSD, macOS, and Fedora. - 2026: The GitHub repository remains active with a compact C implementation and manpage-oriented README. ### Related projects - xargs is the closest standard utility, but it constructs command arguments rather than piping each input chunk to stdin. - split is related because it partitions input, though xpipe avoids forcing intermediate files. - tee is related in the README's conceptual model because xpipe routes input into repeated downstream processes. ### 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 - xpipe: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/xp/xpipe/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Chocolatey - xpipe: normalized package name match | Chocolatey community package catalog: xpipe from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='9.736','dotnet-5.0-sdk-3xx' - Scoop - extras/xpipe: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/xpipe.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - xpipe-io.xpipe: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: xpipe-io.xpipe from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/xpipe.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/xpipe.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