# Install minijinja-cli with Homebrew, apk Render Jinja2 templates directly from the command-line to stdout. Version 2.21.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-17. Also installable with apk: sudo apk add minijinja-cli. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:minijinja-cli ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install minijinja-cli ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add minijinja-cli ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: minijinja-cli from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:minijinja-cli - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.21.0 - **Source summary:** Render Jinja2 templates directly from the command-line to stdout - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-17T16:19:07Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-26T07:20:29+00:00 ## Executables - minijinja-cli (cli) - minijinja-cli (alias) ## Build dependencies - 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: 2026-07-26 - Package-manager version: 2.21.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-17 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/mitsuhiko/minijinja - Upstream latest detected: 2.21.0 (current) ## Project history and usage MiniJinja is Armin Ronacher's Rust reimplementation of the Jinja2 template language he originally created for Python. Ronacher described the project as emerging from an infrastructure-automation experiment where Rust needed dynamically loaded Jinja-style templates without the heavier dependency profile or compile-time model of alternatives such as Askama. The library deliberately follows Jinja2 syntax and behavior so existing templates, editor integrations, and mental models remain useful in Rust programs. ### How it is used The CLI packages that engine as a small command-line renderer: templates can be read from files or standard input, data can be supplied on the command line, and rendered output is written to stdout. In package-manager terms, minijinja-cli is the executable companion to the minijinja crate rather than a separate templating ecosystem. Its niche is scripting, config generation, release automation, and other places where users want Jinja-compatible text generation without embedding Python. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for minijinja-cli. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** minijinja-cli - **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 - apk - minijinja-cli - 2.20.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: minijinja-cli from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | CLI using MiniJinja to render Jinja2 templates from the command line to stdout | https://docs.rs/minijinja/latest/minijinja/ - apk - minijinja-cli-bash-completion - 2.20.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: minijinja-cli-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for minijinja-cli | https://docs.rs/minijinja/latest/minijinja/ - apk - minijinja-cli-doc - 2.20.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: minijinja-cli-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | CLI using MiniJinja to render Jinja2 templates from the command line to stdout (documentation) | https://docs.rs/minijinja/latest/minijinja/ - apk - minijinja-cli-fish-completion - 2.20.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: minijinja-cli-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Fish completions for minijinja-cli | https://docs.rs/minijinja/latest/minijinja/ - apk - minijinja-cli-zsh-completion - 2.20.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: minijinja-cli-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Zsh completions for minijinja-cli | https://docs.rs/minijinja/latest/minijinja/ - apk - py3-minijinja - 2.20.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: py3-minijinja from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Python bindings for MiniJinja, a template engine compatible with Jinja/Jinja2 | https://docs.rs/minijinja/latest/minijinja/ - apk - py3-minijinja-pyc - 2.20.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: py3-minijinja-pyc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Precompiled Python bytecode for py3-minijinja | https://docs.rs/minijinja/latest/minijinja/ ## Related links - [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. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [ctemplate](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ctemplate/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, templating. - [clpbar](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/clpbar/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, command-line-tools, developer-tools. - [action-validator](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/action-validator/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust. - [add-determinism](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/add-determinism/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust. - [adrs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/adrs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust. - [air](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/air/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust. - [argc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/argc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust. - [as-tree](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/as-tree/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust. - [nunjucks](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/nunjucks/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, jinja, jinja2. - [languagetool-rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/languagetool-rust/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, rust. - [sarif-fmt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sarif-fmt/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, rust. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/minijinja-cli.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/minijinja-cli.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