# Install rpl with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix

Text replacement utility. Version 2.0.4 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:rpl
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install rpl
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install rpl
```

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

### Linux

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install rpl
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: rpl from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install rpl
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: rpl from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#rpl
```

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

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:rpl
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/rpl>
- **Version:** 2.0.4
- **Source summary:** Text replacement utility
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/rrthomas/rpl>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/rrthomas/rpl>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/rrthomas/rpl/blob/master/README.md>
- **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/rrthomas/rpl/releases/download/v2.0.4/rpl-2.0.4.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00

## Executables

- rpl (cli)
- rpl (alias)

## Dependencies

- gettext
- glib
- pcre2
- uchardet

## Build dependencies

- help2man
- pkgconf
- vala

## 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: 2.0.4
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/rrthomas/rpl
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## Security Notes

generalized runtime or code generation signal.

- **Geiger risk:** yellow / medium
- generalized runtime or code generation signal

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** rpl
- **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

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - rpl - 1.14-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: rpl from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | replace strings in files | https://github.com/rrthomas/rpl
- Nix - rpl: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/rp/rpl/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - rpl - 1.14-2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: rpl from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | replace strings in files | https://github.com/rrthomas/rpl
- dnf - rpl - 1.5.7-35.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: rpl from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Intelligent recursive search/replace utility | https://github.com/kcoyner/rpl/
- MacPorts - rpl: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: textproc/rpl/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.
- [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals.
- [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.
- [gettext](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gettext/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [glib](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/glib/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [pcre2](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pcre2/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [uchardet](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/uchardet/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [help2man](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/help2man/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [vala](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/vala/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [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.
- [decasify](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/decasify/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, text-processing.
- [desed](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/desed/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, text-processing.
- [enca](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/enca/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, text-processing.
- [enscript](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/enscript/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, text-processing.
- [skktools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/skktools/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, gettext, glib.
- [sad](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sad/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, processing, replace.
- [recode](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/recode/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, gettext, processing.

## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/rpl.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/rpl.yml)


## Sources

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