# Install csvprintf with Homebrew, zypper Command-line utility for parsing CSV files. Version 1.3.4 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:csvprintf ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install csvprintf ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install csvprintf ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: csvprintf from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:csvprintf - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.3.4 - **Source summary:** Command-line utility for parsing CSV files - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - csvprintf (cli) - xml2csv (cli) - csvprintf (alias) - xml2csv (alias) ## Build dependencies - autoconf - automake ## Uses from macOS - libxslt ## 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: 1.3.4 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/archiecobbs/csvprintf - Upstream latest detected: 1.3.4 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## 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 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:** csvprintf - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - zypper - csvprintf - 1.3.4-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: csvprintf from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Simple CSV file parser for the UNIX command line | https://github.com/archiecobbs/csvprintf ## 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. - [autoconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/autoconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [automake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/automake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [csview](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/csview/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, csv, data-tools, developer-tools. - [sbjson](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sbjson/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data-tools, developer-tools, parser. - [shyaml](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/shyaml/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data-tools, developer-tools, parser. - [dasel](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dasel/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, csv, developer-tools, xml. - [expat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/expat/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, parser, xml. - [htmlcleaner](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/htmlcleaner/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, parser, xml. - [ijq](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ijq/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data-tools, developer-tools. - [jq](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jq/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data-tools, developer-tools. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/csvprintf.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/csvprintf.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