install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install csvprintf

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install csvprintf

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · csvprintf · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Command-line utility for parsing CSV files

Project links

Commands and aliases

csvprintf
xml2csv

history

Project history and usage

csvprintf is a small Unix-style command-line utility for parsing CSV records and formatting each record through printf-like format strings. It also includes XML, JSON text sequence, Bash assignment, and XML-to-CSV workflows.

Project history

The project's official change log records an initial 1.0 release on November 30, 2010. Its early 1.0.x line focused on CSV edge cases and XML conversion, while later releases added named column accessors, Bash output, JSON text sequences, and fixes for column-name handling.

Adoption history

csvprintf has a narrower package footprint than the larger CSV toolkits in this batch, but the input package facts identify it in Homebrew and openSUSE zypper. Its appeal is the traditional Unix model: a compact filter that can sit in shell pipelines and produce formatted text or machine-readable output.

How it is used

The upstream README shows csvprintf being used like printf for CSV rows: users provide a format string, reference columns by position or name, and stream CSV from stdin. The same tool can emit XML and other structured forms when a pipeline needs a quick conversion step.

Why package nerds care

csvprintf matters as an example of the single-purpose C/Unix utility lineage applied to CSV. It is not a spreadsheet replacement or SQL layer; it is a formatter and converter that fits package-manager ecosystems because it builds and installs like a conventional command-line program.

Timeline

2010: Version 1.0 initial release.
2013: Version 1.0.3 added XML back-to-CSV conversion.
2021: Versions 1.2.0 and 1.3.0 added JSON text sequence and Bash output modes.
2026: Version 1.3.4 added column-name format accessors.

Related projects

csvprintf is adjacent to csvkit-style conversion tools and shell formatters, but its official documentation emphasizes printf-style row formatting rather than a broad subcommand suite.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`csvprintf`	cli	global executable
`xml2csv`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version1.3.4

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detected1.3.4

https://github.com/archiecobbs/csvprintf

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:csvprintf
Version	1.3.4
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/csvprintf
Homepage	https://github.com/archiecobbs/csvprintf
Repository	https://github.com/archiecobbs/csvprintf
Upstream docs	https://github.com/archiecobbs/csvprintf#readme
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://github.com/archiecobbs/csvprintf/archive/refs/tags/1.3.4.tar.gz
Build dependencies	autoconf, automake
Uses from macOS	libxslt
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	csvprintf
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

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

zypper95%

csvprintf 1.3.4-1.2

Simple CSV file parser for the UNIX command line

https://github.com/archiecobbs/csvprintf

sudo zypper install csvprintf

License: Apache-2.0
Category: Productivity/File utilities
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: csvprintf
3 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Csvprintf

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: csvprintf from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/csvprintf.yml

Used sources

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Nucleus package database
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cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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