install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install krep

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install krep

MacPorts ports tree · textproc/krep/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#krep

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/kr/krep/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

High-Performance String Search Utility

Project links

Commands and aliases

krep

history

Project history and usage

krep is a small, performance-oriented text search CLI. Its history is narrow and mostly self-documented, but it fits the long package-manager tradition of grep-like tools competing on speed, ergonomics, and script-friendly output.

Project history

The GitHub repository was created on 2025-03-08. The README describes krep as an optimized string search utility with mmap-based I/O, adaptive algorithms, SIMD acceleration, multithreading, recursive traversal controls, JSON Lines output, context display, and statistics.

The README's name note says krep was inspired by the Icelandic word kreppan and was chosen as a short command name for frequent terminal use. Version 3.0 is described as the point where the tool moved from a minimal scanner into a more practical daily search CLI.

Adoption history

Public adoption evidence is thin compared with established search tools. Packaging in Homebrew, MacPorts, and Nix shows that it reached multiple package-manager ecosystems, but the official materials do not document a large user community or institutional deployment history.

How it is used

krep is used like grep-style search tools: fixed-string or regex searches over files, directories, stdin, or literal strings, with recursive filtering, .gitignore support, JSON Lines output, quiet checks, file listing, and selectable algorithms.

For package users, the appeal is a single native CLI binary with performance features exposed through familiar command-line flags rather than a service or library integration.

Why package nerds care

krep is package-nerd interesting mostly as another entry in the modern grep replacement lineage: it combines classic POSIX search expectations with hardware-aware optimizations and machine-readable output, while staying small enough for straightforward source packaging.

Timeline

2025-03-08: The krep GitHub repository was created.
2026: The README described version 3.0 as the move from minimal fast scanner to daily search CLI.

Related projects

Related tools include grep, ripgrep, The Silver Searcher, and other source-tree search utilities. krep's README explicitly compares reproducible benchmarks against ripgrep.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for krep. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.

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
`krep`	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 version3.0.0

manager updated2026-07-01

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv3.0.0

https://github.com/davidesantangelo/krep

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:krep
Version	3.0.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/krep
Homepage	https://github.com/davidesantangelo/krep
Repository	https://github.com/davidesantangelo/krep
Upstream docs	https://github.com/davidesantangelo/krep#readme
License	BSD-2-Clause
Source archive	https://github.com/davidesantangelo/krep/archive/refs/tags/v3.0.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-07-01T10:09:27Z
Pulse	updated
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	krep
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.

Nix95%

krep

nix profile install nixpkgs#krep

normalized package name match
Matched by: Krep

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/kr/krep/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

MacPorts95%

krep

sudo port install krep

normalized package name match
Matched by: Krep

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: textproc/krep/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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/krep.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install krep with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix