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A cli tool that can populate a postgres db with SEC filings for use in data analysis projects, edgr is a cli tool that aims to make working with SEC filings not terrible


Commands

These commands in a normal workflow should be run in the order found in this list. Please note an a running postgres database must be available for any of these commands to execute properly. The current available commands are:

  • init - initializes the db tables needed for the edgr tool
  • filers - downloads and persists entities that file with the SEC
  • get - downloads and persists SEC filings


Installation

In order to use this awesome tool, you’ll need to get it on your machine!

From Homebrew

If you’re on macOS, the easiest way to get edgr is through the homebrew tap.

brew tap piquette/edgr
brew install edgr

From Release

  1. Head over to the official releases page
  2. Determine the appropriate distribution for your operating system (mac | windows | linux)
  3. Download and untar the distribution. Shortcut for macs:

    curl -sL https://github.com/piquette/edgr/releases/download/v0.0.1/edgr_0.0.1_darwin_amd64.tar.gz | tar zx
    
  4. Move the binary into your local $PATH.

  5. Run edgr help.

From Source

edgr is built in Go, with v1.13+ preferred. Clone the source repo, like this:

git clone https://github.com/piquette/edgr.git

Then run:

go mod download 
make build


Usage

Run the command edgr help in your shell for the list of possible commands and flags.

Running the root edgr will print the following:

NAME:
   edgr - Retrieve and store SEC filings for corporations

USAGE:
   edgr [global flags] COMMAND [command flags]

VERSION:
   0.0.1

COMMANDS:
   filers   Manage the universe of entities that file with the SEC
   get      Retrieves and stores SEC filings
   init     Initializes a postgres database that can store SEC data
   help, h  Shows a list of commands or help for one command

GLOBAL OPTIONS:
   --pg-addr value  PostgreSQL ~address~ (default: "localhost:5432") [$PG_ADDR] [EDGRFILE]
   --pg-db value    PostgreSQL ~database~ (default: "postgres") [$PG_DB] [EDGRFILE]
   --pg-pass value  PostgreSQL ~password~ (default: "postgres") [$PG_PASS] [EDGRFILE]
   --pg-user value  PostgreSQL ~username~ (default: "postgres") [$PG_USER] [EDGRFILE]
   --help, -h       show help
   --version, -v    print the version