# Install pv

Monitor data's progress through a pipe. Version 1.10.5 via Homebrew; verified 2026-03-22.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:pv
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install pv
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install pv
```

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

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add pv
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pv from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install pv
```

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

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install pv
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: pv from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#pv
```

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

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S pv
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: pv from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install pv
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: pv from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:pv
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pv>
- **Version:** 1.10.5
- **Source summary:** Monitor data's progress through a pipe
- **Homepage:** <https://www.ivarch.com/programs/pv.shtml>
- **Repository:** <https://codeberg.org/a-j-wood/pv>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://www.ivarch.com/programs/pv.shtml>
- **License:** Artistic-2.0
- **Source archive:** <https://www.ivarch.com/programs/sources/pv-1.10.5.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-22T19:24:59Z
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- pv (cli)
- pv (alias)

## Dependencies

- gettext

## macOS Provided Libraries

- ncurses

## 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: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 1.10.5
- Package-manager updated: 2026-03-22
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://www.ivarch.com/programs/pv.shtml
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## 安全说明

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:** pv
- **Aliases:** pipeviewer
- **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 - pv - 1.9.31-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: pv from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Shell pipeline element to meter data passing through | https://www.ivarch.com/programs/pv.shtml
- Nix - pv: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pv/pv/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - pv - 1.8.5-2build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: pv from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Shell pipeline element to meter data passing through | https://www.ivarch.com/programs/pv.shtml
- apk - pv - 1.10.5-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pv from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Monitor the progress of data through a pipeline | https://www.ivarch.com/programs/pv.shtml
- apk - pv-doc - 1.10.5-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pv-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Monitor the progress of data through a pipeline (documentation) | https://www.ivarch.com/programs/pv.shtml
- dnf - pv - 1.10.5-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: pv from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | A tool for monitoring the progress of data through a pipeline | https://www.ivarch.com/programs/pv.shtml
- pacman - pv - 1.10.5-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: pv from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A terminal-based tool for monitoring the progress of data through a pipeline | https://www.ivarch.com/programs/pv.shtml
- zypper - pv - 1.10.5-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: pv from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Tool for monitor the progress of data through pipes | http://ivarch.com/programs/pv.shtml
- MacPorts - pv: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/pv/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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## 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
