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Install marcli with Homebrew

Parse MARC (ISO 2709) files. Version 1.3.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

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macOS

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brew install marcli

local Homebrew formula metadata

overview

Package summary

Parse MARC (ISO 2709) files

Commands and aliases

  • marcli

history

Project history and usage

marcli is a small Go command-line parser for MARC records, focused on reading MARC binary and MARC XML files and extracting or converting bibliographic metadata from the shell.

Project history

The marcli GitHub repository was created in July 2017. Its README defines the goal narrowly: parse large MARC files in either MARC binary or MARC XML form and provide basic functionality to find specific records within a file.

The project is intentionally modest, but it continued to receive releases over time: GitHub release metadata shows 1.0.1 in 2020, 1.1.0 in 2022, 1.2.0 in May 2025, and 1.3.x releases in August 2025.

Adoption history

marcli's adoption is strongest in the library-technology niche where MARC files remain common exchange artifacts. The official README specifically recommends Homebrew as the easiest Mac or Linux installation path, and the Homebrew formula packages the Go-built cmd/marcli executable.

The repository topics and README connect it to code4lib and MARC21-style workflows, making it a practical package for cataloging-data automation rather than a general data-conversion suite.

How it is used

Users run marcli with -file against .mrc or XML data. The README examples show printing records, matching records by string, selecting fields, counting records, and outputting Mnemonic MARC, MARC XML, MARC JSON, or MARC binary where supported.

For package users, the value is a single command that can inspect large library catalog exports without writing a parser or opening a heavyweight cataloging application.

Why package nerds care

marcli is package-index significant because it packages a niche professional data format into a simple CLI. That is exactly the kind of tool Homebrew users reach for when a one-off shell pipeline meets an old institutional file format.

Timeline

  • 2017: Public GitHub repository created.
  • 2020: 1.0.1 release published.
  • 2022: 1.1.0 release published.
  • 2025: 1.3.1 release published.

Related projects

  • The README links MARC background to the Library of Congress.
  • Other MARC tooling includes library-specific parsers and converters, but marcli's official scope is command-line parsing and filtering.

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 8 platform targets.
  • Build metadata lists 1 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

CommandKindExposureNote
marclicliglobal 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 version1.3.1
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.3.1

https://github.com/hectorcorrea/marcli

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:marcli
Version1.3.1
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/marcli
Homepagehttps://github.com/hectorcorrea/marcli
Repositoryhttps://github.com/hectorcorrea/marcli
Upstream docshttps://github.com/hectorcorrea/marcli#readme
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://github.com/hectorcorrea/marcli/archive/refs/tags/v1.3.1.tar.gz
Build dependenciesgo
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namemarcli
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

package graph

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

Related tools

  • goBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

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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.

Used sources

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