# Install topfew

Finds the field values which appear most often in a stream of records. Version 2.0.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:topfew
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install topfew
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install topfew
```

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

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#topfew
```

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

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:topfew
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/topfew>
- **Version:** 2.0.0
- **Source summary:** Finds the field values which appear most often in a stream of records
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/timbray/topfew>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/timbray/topfew>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/timbray/topfew#readme>
- **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/timbray/topfew/archive/refs/tags/v2.0.0.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- topfew (cli)
- topfew (alias)

## Build Dependencies

- go

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 2.0.0
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/timbray/topfew
- Upstream latest detected: v2.0.0 (current)
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.

## セキュリティノート

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

- **Geiger risk:** blue / medium
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** topfew
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - topfew: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/to/topfew/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- MacPorts - topfew: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: textproc/topfew/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Related Links

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- [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals.
- [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata.
- [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata.
- [go](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [datamash](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/datamash/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, statistics, text-processing.
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- [nifi](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/nifi/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, stream-processing.
- [storm](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/storm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, stream-processing.
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- [ffe](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/ffe/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, text-processing.
- [mitie](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/mitie/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, data, processing, stream.

## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph