使用 Homebrew 安装 bitwise

项目链接

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命令和别名

• bitwise

项目历史

The GitHub repository was created in 2019. Releases moved quickly through 0.3x and 0.4x in 2019, with v0.50 published in July 2023 and reflected in the generated man page.

采用历史

The README documents installation across Ubuntu, Snap, openSUSE, Arch AUR, Void, Fedora, Buildroot, Yocto, MacPorts, Homebrew, and Nix. The input package-manager data also lists several mainstream Unix package managers.

Its packaging footprint is broader than its small scope because bit/base conversion is useful in embedded, kernel, networking, and driver work where terminal tools are preferred.

使用方式

Without arguments, bitwise starts in interactive mode, where users can toggle individual bits, change bit widths, reverse endianness, and evaluate expressions. With an expression argument, it prints results in multiple bases, including binary.

The README also documents IPv4 address parsing and a Vim integration project, making it useful as both a standalone terminal tool and a helper for editor-driven low-level work.

为什么软件包爱好者会关心

Bitwise is a compact example of the sort of utility package that earns its place by replacing mental arithmetic and ad hoc shell snippets with one focused terminal UI.

Its significance is not ecosystem size but shape: ncurses, readline, packaged across Unix systems, and aimed at people reading registers, masks, addresses, and wire-level values.

时间线

• 2019: mellowcandle/bitwise repository created.
• 2019-07-10: v0.30 release published.
• 2021-11-01: v0.43 release published.
• 2023-07-20: v0.50 release published.

Related projects

• vim-bitwise is linked by the README as editor integration.
• ncurses and readline are build-time/runtime libraries used for the terminal interface.
• Buildroot and Yocto are relevant downstream environments because the README notes Bitwise availability there.

来源

• https://github.com/mellowcandle/bitwise#readme
• https://github.com/mellowcandle/bitwise/blob/master/bitwise.1
• source_facts.package-manager