# Install alp with Homebrew, Nix Access Log Profiler. Version 1.0.21 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:alp ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install alp ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#alp ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/al/alp/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:alp - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.0.21 - **Source summary:** Access Log Profiler - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - alp (cli) - alp (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.0.21 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/tkuchiki/alp - Upstream latest detected: v1.0.21 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage alp is an access log profiler. It reads web access logs and packet captures, groups requests, and reports counts and timing statistics in terminal-friendly formats. ### Project history The official README describes alp simply as Access Log Profiler and documents binary releases, Homebrew installation, asdf installation, and command-based usage. The repository's v0.4.0-to-v1.0.0 migration document records a major reshaping from an LTSV-focused profiler into a multi-format tool with subcommands. Version 1.0.0 added format-specific subcommands such as `ltsv`, `json`, and `regexp`, later joined in the README by `pcap`, `diff`, and `count`. The v1 transition also consolidated sorting and output options, added filters, added selectable output columns, and introduced position-file support so repeated benchmark runs do not require truncating logs. ### Adoption history alp is a focused operations tool rather than a broad observability platform. Its adoption comes from developers and performance testers who want a quick CLI profile of HTTP access logs, especially during load testing or application tuning. Official installation paths include GitHub release binaries, Homebrew on macOS, and asdf through `asdf-alp`. That makes it easy to pin a profiler version in local benchmark environments without introducing a full logging stack. ### How it is used Common usage is to feed alp an access log in LTSV, JSON, or regexp-parsed format and sort/group the results by count, latency statistics, status, URI, method, percentiles, or matching groups. It can output table, markdown, TSV, CSV, and HTML formats. The README also documents `pcap` profiling for captured HTTP requests, `diff` for comparing two profile results, and `count` for counting log entries. Many flags are label/key/subexpression overrides, which lets alp adapt to site-specific log formats without a separate parser. ### Why package nerds care alp is the sort of small Go CLI that package managers are good at: one binary, clear terminal behavior, and direct value in incident or benchmark loops. It sits between ad hoc `awk` pipelines and heavier log-analysis systems. The v0.4-to-v1 migration is useful package history because it changed the command surface. Anyone packaging shell completions, examples, or old benchmark scripts needs to know that the older one-command LTSV shape became a subcommand-based multi-format CLI. ### Timeline - v0.4.0: Documented as an Access Log Profiler for LTSV. - v1.0.0: Added subcommands and support for JSON and regexp formats, with consolidated options and filters. - Current: README documents LTSV, JSON, regexp, pcap, diff, count, Homebrew, asdf, and binary release installation. ### Related projects - LTSV is one of alp's first-class log formats. - asdf-alp provides asdf-based version management for alp. - Go libraries in the module include cobra, viper, go-ltsv, gopacket, and YAML packages. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** alp - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - alp: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/al/alp/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [grafana-alloy](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/grafana-alloy/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, logs, observability. - [humanlog](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/humanlog/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, logs, observability. - [stern](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/stern/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, logs, observability. - [analog](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/analog/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, logs, observability. - [angle-grinder](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/angle-grinder/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, logs, observability. - [grafana](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/grafana/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, observability. - [grafanactl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/grafanactl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, observability. - [lttng-ust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lttng-ust/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, observability. - [newrelic-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/newrelic-cli/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, observability. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/alp.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/alp.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph