# Install tuc with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, zypper Text manipulation and cutting tool. Version 1.3.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:tuc ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install tuc ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install tuc ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: textproc/tuc/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add tuc ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: tuc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#tuc ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/tu/tuc/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install tuc ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: tuc from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:tuc - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.3.0 - **Source summary:** Text manipulation and cutting tool - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - tuc (cli) - tuc (alias) ## Build dependencies - rust ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.3.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/riquito/tuc - Upstream latest detected: v1.3.0 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage tuc is a Rust command-line text cutting tool whose README expands the name as "when cut doesn't cut it". It extends the familiar field-selection niche with multi-character delimiters, negative indexes, field formatting, line/byte/character modes, regex delimiters, JSON output, and memory-conscious options. ### Project history The changelog records tuc 0.1.0 on 2020-05-30 with multi-character delimiter cutting, delimiter compression, delimiter replacement, and omission of non-delimited lines. It reached 1.0.0 in early 2023, when regex support became enabled by default. Subsequent releases focused on making the small utility more complete without changing its role: 1.1.0 improved errors and documentation, 1.2.0 added JSON output, and 1.3.0 added file-path input, mmap support, fixed-memory line cutting, fallback output for out-of-bounds fields, and performance improvements. ### Adoption history The README documents installation through Cargo and prebuilt binaries, and thanks community package maintainers for Arch Linux, openSUSE, Homebrew, MacPorts, Debian, Ubuntu, Nix, and other package ecosystems. The supplied package facts also show apk, Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, and zypper entries. tuc's adoption pattern is the Rust CLI replacement pattern: it does not replace `cut` for POSIX compatibility, but gives users a packaged tool for cases where `cut` lacks negative fields, regex delimiters, line slicing, JSON output, or custom formatting. ### How it is used The README examples show rearranging fields, joining them back with the delimiter, replacing delimiters, selecting ranges, using negative indexes, cutting with regular expressions, emitting JSON, cutting with multi-character delimiters, using greedy delimiter behavior, formatting selected fields, cutting lines, and operating on UTF-8 characters or bytes. The help text documents stdin and file-path input, `--fixed-memory` for large-line cases, `--no-mmap`, `NO_COLOR` handling, and a no-regex build through `cargo install tuc --no-default-features` for smaller binaries. ### Why package nerds care For package-manager users, tuc is a compact example of a modern Rust CLI that deliberately lives next to a classic Unix command. It is package-worthy because it adds behavior users often script around with awk, sed, cut, perl, or Python one-liners. Its changelog and README are also unusually explicit about maintainer concerns: binary size, regex default features, generated man pages, community packages, mmap, fixed-memory processing, and dependency removal. ### Timeline - 2020: 0.1.0 released with multi-character delimiter cutting and delimiter transformation features. - 2022: 0.11.0 released with MacPorts documentation and generated man page notes. - 2023: 1.0.0 released with regex support enabled by default. - 2024: 1.2.0 added JSON output. - 2025: 1.3.0 added mmap, file-path input, fixed-memory line cutting, and 2x to 5x performance improvements depending on workload. ### Related projects - The README positions tuc relative to the standard Unix `cut` command. - The README points to a WebAssembly tuc playground and to Cargo/crates.io distribution. ### Sources - - - official git tags from https://github.com/riquito/tuc - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** tuc - **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 - Nix - tuc: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/tu/tuc/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - tuc - 1.3.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: tuc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | When cut doesn't cut it | https://github.com/riquito/tuc - zypper - tuc - 1.3.0-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: tuc from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | When cut doesn't cut it | https://github.com/riquito/tuc - MacPorts - tuc: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: textproc/tuc/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. - [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. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [hck](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/hck/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cut, developer-tools, rust, text-processing. - [decasify](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/decasify/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust, text-processing. - [sd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust, text-processing. - [srgn](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/srgn/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust, text-processing. - [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. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/tuc.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/tuc.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