uuidparse
Parse and display UUID information
TLDR
Parse UUIDs
$ uuidparse [uuid1] [uuid2]
Parse from stdin$ [command] | uuidparse
JSON output$ uuidparse -J [uuid1] [uuid2]
No header line$ uuidparse -n [uuid1] [uuid2]
Raw output$ uuidparse -r [uuid1] [uuid2]
Select output columns$ uuidparse -o [UUID,VARIANT,TYPE,TIME]
SYNOPSIS
uuidparse [OPTIONS] [UUID...]
DESCRIPTION
uuidparse parses and displays information about UUIDs. It shows the variant (e.g., DCE), type (e.g., random, time-based), and embedded timestamp for time-based UUIDs.The tool can parse UUIDs from command-line arguments or standard input.
PARAMETERS
-J, --json
JSON output format-n, --noheadings
Don't print header line-r, --raw
Raw output format-o, --output COLUMNS
Select output columns (supported: UUID, VARIANT, TYPE, TIME).-V, --version
Display version information and exit.-h, --help
Display help information
INSTALL
sudo apt install uuid-runtime
sudo apk add util-linux-misc
CAVEATS
Only parses standard UUID formats. Time extraction only works for time-based (v1) UUIDs. Part of util-linux package.