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GNU Coreutils vs uutils coreutils: catalog facts
GNU Coreutils	uutils coreutils
Free Free software from the GNU Project.	Free Free and open source.
Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Standard command set on most Linux systems Covers file, shell and text operations	Same familiar commands on Linux, macOS and Windows Written in Rust
Behaviour and options differ from BSD versions on macOS	Some edge-case behaviour may still differ from GNU coreutils Not the default coreutils on most systems
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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