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percol for Mac

Interactive grep tool

Quick answer: percol is a command-line tool for macOS. Install it with brew install percol. It is distributed under the MIT licence. It has 13 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What percol is

percol is a command-line tool for macOS: interactive grep tool.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. The project is open source and lives at https://github.com/mooz/percol.

How to install percol

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install percol.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

Prefer a graphical installer? Download it from the official site. MacPicks never hosts or mirrors binaries — the Homebrew command always pulls from the vendor's own release.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install percol on Mac?

Run brew install percol in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is percol open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the MIT licence.

Does percol run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is percol?

It was installed 13 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #7601 in this catalogue.

What version of percol is current?

The latest packaged version is 0.2.1.