macf - MAC Address Formatter

macf is a command-line utility for converting MAC addresses into different formats. It can process a single MAC address or multiple MAC addresses from a file.

Download

Pre-built binaries are available for Linux and macOS:

From GitHub Actions

1. Go to the Actions tab
2. Click on the latest successful "Build" workflow run
3. Download the artifact for your platform:
   • macf-linux-x86_64 for Linux (x86_64)
   • macf-macos-arm64 for macOS (Apple Silicon ARM64)
4. Extract the archive and make the binary executable: chmod +x macf

From Releases

When a release is published, download pre-built binaries from the Releases page:

• macf-linux-x86_64.tar.gz for Linux (x86_64)
• macf-macos-arm64.tar.gz for macOS (Apple Silicon ARM64)

Extract and install:

tar -xzf macf-*.tar.gz
cd macf-*
chmod +x macf
sudo mv macf /usr/local/bin/
sudo mv macf.1 /usr/local/share/man/man1/

Build from Source

To compile from source, you need GCC:

gcc -o macf main.c

Or use the provided installation script:

./install.sh

Features

• Convert MAC addresses to various formats:
  • Cisco format: 0000.0000.0000
  • Dash-separated format: 00-00-00-00-00-00
  • Colon-separated format: 00:00:00:00:00:00
  • Raw format (no separators): 000000000000
• Supports single MAC address input or file-based input.
• Outputs results to standard output or a specified file.
• Verbose mode for detailed output.

Usage

Syntax

macf [MAC_ADDRESS] FORMAT [-f FILE] [-v]