install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install teip

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#teip

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

overview

Package summary

Masking tape to help commands "do one thing well"

Project links

Commands and aliases

teip

history

Project history and usage

teip is a Rust command-line text-processing helper whose project slogan is masking tape to help commands do one thing well. It lets users select ranges, lines, fields, regex matches, or CSV fields from standard input, run another command only on that selected part, and splice the result back into the original stream.

Project history

The public repository dates to 2020 by its first GitHub release, v1.0.0, published on June 1, 2020. The README presents the tool as a Unix pipeline companion rather than a replacement for sed, awk, grep, cut, tr, or date: teip supplies the selection and replacement scaffolding so existing commands can focus on the selected text.

By v2.3.3 in April 2026, the project had grown into a packaged Rust CLI with Homebrew, prebuilt Linux deb/rpm artifacts, Windows installer artifacts, crates.io installation through Cargo, and optional Oniguruma regex support.

Adoption history

teip's adoption is niche but clear: it appeals to shell users who like small composable commands but often need to transform only one part of a line, one CSV field, or the context around a match. The README documents Homebrew installation for macOS and Linux, Cargo installation, package artifacts, and Windows support, showing a package-friendly distribution model.

Its GitHub page lists hundreds of stars and multiple releases, but its real package-manager niche is ergonomic Unix plumbing: make a hard one-liner readable by keeping selection in teip and letting the target command remain ordinary.

How it is used

Official examples include converting timestamps in `/var/log/secure`, replacing text only on lines containing a pattern, uppercasing a selected CSV field, editing several TSV fields, and applying a command to lines around grep matches. It also supports aliases for grep, sed, and awk style selection and environment variables for choosing GNU variants such as ggrep or gsed.

Package users care because teip adds one reusable primitive to the shell toolbox instead of requiring bespoke awk or Perl snippets for every partial-line transformation.

Why package nerds care

teip is package-nerd significant as a modern Rust take on classic Unix composition. It is small, scriptable, and intentionally dependent on the user's existing command set, which makes it attractive to people who collect sharp terminal filters.

Timeline

2020: v1.0.0 first release published.
2020-2026: Releases grew through v1.x and v2.x tags.
2026: v2.3.3 release fixed packaging/release automation details, including RPM digest compatibility.

Related projects

Related tools include sed, awk, grep, cut, tr, date, xargs-like shell composition tools, and Rust CLI packages distributed through Cargo and Homebrew.

Sources

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 6 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 2 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

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`teip`	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 version2.3.3

manager updated2026-06-22

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv2.3.3

https://github.com/greymd/teip

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:teip
Version	2.3.3
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/teip
Homepage	https://github.com/greymd/teip
Repository	https://github.com/greymd/teip
Upstream docs	https://github.com/greymd/teip#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/greymd/teip/archive/refs/tags/v2.3.3.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-22T14:06:27-07:00
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	oniguruma
Build dependencies	pkgconf, rust
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	teip
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head 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%

teip

nix profile install nixpkgs#teip

normalized package name match
Matched by: Teip

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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/teip.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

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