uutils coreutils
A cross-platform rewrite of the GNU coreutils in Rust, covering commands such as ls, cp and sort.
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About uutils coreutils
uutils coreutils reimplements the standard GNU core utilities, such as ls, cp, mv, cat and sort, in Rust. It aims to behave like the GNU versions, so existing scripts and habits carry over.
The project is cross-platform and also runs on Windows and macOS. That makes it useful for anyone who wants the same familiar command set on every machine. It is developed in the open on GitHub and has a large, active contributor base.
Strengths
- Same familiar commands on Linux, macOS and Windows
- Written in Rust
- Very active development
Limitations
- Some edge-case behaviour may still differ from GNU coreutils
- Not the default coreutils on most systems
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source.
- License
- MIT
- Developer
- The uutils contributors
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- People who want GNU-style core commands on every operating system
- Categories
- CLI tools, Developer tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
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GNU Coreutils
The core GNU file, shell and text utilities, including ls, cp, mv and sort.
GNU Coreutils is the standard GPL-3.0 command set on most Linux systems with the options scripts expect, but it has no native Windows or macOS listing.
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fd
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xcp
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GNU sed
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