# Install clpbar with Homebrew, MacPorts Command-line progress bar. Version 1.11.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with macports: sudo port install clpbar. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:clpbar ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install clpbar ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install clpbar ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/clpbar/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:clpbar - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.11.1 - **Source summary:** Command-line progress bar - **Homepage:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-26T07:20:29+00:00 ## Executables - clpbar (cli) - clpbar (alias) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-26 - Package-manager version: 1.11.1 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://clpbar.sourceforge.net/ - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage Command Line Progress Bar, packaged as clpbar, is a small C command-line utility by Michael Peek for showing progress while copying a data stream. ### Project history The official homepage describes Bar as a stream-copying program that reports transfer amount, throughput, transfer time, estimated remaining time, percentage complete, and a progress bar on stderr. The same homepage says the tool was originally written to estimate large network transfers, usually in SSH and tar pipelines. ### Adoption history The official SourceForge project records the project as a Linux/BSD command-line tool registered in 2003 and last updated in 2012. The input package facts show continued package-manager availability through Homebrew and MacPorts. ### How it is used Users insert clpbar into Unix pipelines so stdin is forwarded to stdout while progress information is emitted to stderr. ### Why package nerds care clpbar is package-manager preservation of a focused SourceForge-era Unix utility: tiny, pipeline-friendly, and useful without changing the producer or consumer commands. ### Timeline - 2003: SourceForge project registered. - 2012: SourceForge project page lists the last update as September 14, 2012. ### Related projects - The official homepage documents clpbar itself and links to SourceForge downloads and Doxygen output; no official source-control repository page was found. ### Sources - - - source_facts.package-manager ## 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:** clpbar - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - MacPorts - clpbar: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/clpbar/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [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. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [fzy](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fzy/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: c, cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [hexd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/hexd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: c, cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [hyx](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/hyx/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: c, cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [minijinja-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/minijinja-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, command-line-tools, developer-tools. - [mle](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mle/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: c, cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [notcurses](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/notcurses/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: c, cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [vramsteg](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/vramsteg/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, progress-bar, terminal. - [aarch64-elf-gcc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aarch64-elf-gcc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: c, cli, developer-tools. - [youplot](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/youplot/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, command-line, data, developer, developer-tools. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/clpbar.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/clpbar.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