# Install hck with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, pacman Sharp cut(1) clone. Version 0.11.6 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-15. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:hck ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install hck ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install hck ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: textproc/hck/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#hck ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/hc/hck/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S hck ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: hck from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:hck - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.11.6 - **Source summary:** Sharp cut(1) clone - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT OR Unlicense - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-15T16:29:25Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - hck (cli) - hck (alias) ## Build dependencies - cmake - rust ## 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: 0.11.6 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-15 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/sstadick/hck - Upstream latest detected: v0.11.6 (current) ## Project history and usage hck is a Rust command-line text-processing tool described by its author as a sharp cut(1) clone. It keeps the familiar field-selection niche of cut while adding regex delimiters, output-column reordering, header selection, decompression support, and speed-focused packaging. ### Project history The public GitHub repository was created in June 2021. The README explains the name as a shortening of 'hack', a rougher form of cut, and describes the tool as a near drop-in replacement for cut that fills a gap between cut and awk. The project deliberately does not try to become a complete CSV/TSV parser like xsv. Its stated non-goal is respecting full quoting rules; it remains a line-by-line splitter in the spirit of cut. ### Adoption history The README documents installation through Homebrew/Linuxbrew, conda-forge, MacPorts, Debian packages from GitHub releases, Cargo, and optimized release binaries. Input package facts also list Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, and pacman packaging. The README includes a Repology packaging-status badge, which signals that the maintainer expects hck to be tracked across multiple distribution ecosystems. ### How it is used Typical use is to pipe text or process files with field selections such as hck -f2,1,3-, choose regex delimiters for whitespace or unusual separators, select columns by header literal or regex, and optionally process compressed inputs when a local decompressor exists. ### Why package nerds care hck is the kind of package CLI enthusiasts like: a small Rust replacement for a standard Unix primitive that adds just enough practical ergonomics for messy data exploration while staying scriptable. Its value is not replacing awk or CSV parsers, but reducing common one-off pipelines. ### Timeline - 2021: Public GitHub repository created. - 2020s: README documents packaging through Homebrew/Linuxbrew, conda-forge, MacPorts, Debian artifacts, Cargo, and release binaries. - 2020s: Input package facts show additional Nix and pacman packaging. ### Related projects - cut, awk, xsv, tsv-utils, choose, ripgrep-style decompression behavior, and gzp compression are related tools or inspirations named by the README. ### 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:** hck - **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 - hck: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/hc/hck/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman - hck - 0.11.5-2: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: hck from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A drop in replacement for cut that can use a regex delimiter instead of a fixed string | https://github.com/sstadick/hck - MacPorts - hck: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: textproc/hck/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/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. - [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [tuc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tuc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cut, developer-tools, rust, text-processing. - [decasify](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/decasify/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust, text-processing. - [sd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust, text-processing. - [srgn](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/srgn/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust, text-processing. - [align](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/align/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, text-processing. - [bsdconv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bsdconv/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, text-processing. - [cconv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cconv/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, text-processing. - [cmigemo](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmigemo/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, text-processing. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/hck.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/hck.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