GNU Coreutils
The core GNU file, shell and text utilities, including ls, cp, mv and sort.
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About GNU Coreutils
GNU Coreutils is the collection of basic commands that most Linux systems rely on: file tools such as ls, cp and mv, text tools such as sort, and shell utilities used throughout scripts.
It is installed by default on most Linux distributions. Users of other systems can install it to get the GNU versions of these commands, which is helpful when scripts depend on GNU-specific options.
Strengths
- Standard command set on most Linux systems
- Covers file, shell and text operations
- GNU options many scripts expect
Limitations
- Behaviour and options differ from BSD versions on macOS
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree software from the GNU Project.
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Developer
- GNU Project
- Platforms
- Linux, Command line
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Anyone who wants the standard GNU command set for shell work and scripts
- Categories
- CLI tools, Developer tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to GNU Coreutils
Compare allSoftware that can replace GNU Coreutils for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
uutils coreutils
A cross-platform rewrite of the GNU coreutils in Rust, covering commands such as ls, cp and sort.
uutils coreutils is a Rust rewrite under the MIT license that runs on Linux, macOS and Windows, though some edge-case behaviour may still differ from GNU coreutils.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
moreutils
A collection of small general-purpose Unix command-line tools such as sponge, chronic and ifne.
GNU sed
The GNU stream editor for filtering and transforming text from files or pipelines.
GNU Tar
The GNU command-line tool for creating, extracting, updating and listing tar archives.
eza
A replacement for ls with colours, icons, a tree view and Git status in the listing.
bat
Like cat, but with syntax highlighting, line numbers, Git markers and a pager when the file is long.
fd
Finds files by name without the argument soup that find requires, and it is much faster.
