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uutils findutils vs GNU findutils: catalog facts
uutils findutils	GNU findutils
Best for: Users who want a Rust replacement for GNU find and xargs	Best for: Searching for files and acting on them from a Unix shell
Free Free and open source.	Free Free software from the GNU Project.
Linux, Command line	Linux, Command line
Aims to be a drop-in replacement for GNU find and xargs Written in Rust All 3 strengths for uutils findutils Aims to be a drop-in replacement for GNU find and xargs Written in Rust Tested against the GNU test suite	Powerful file matching by name, type, size, time and more locate gives very fast lookups from a file name database All 3 strengths for GNU findutils Powerful file matching by name, type, size, time and more locate gives very fast lookups from a file name database xargs runs commands over large lists of files
Not yet fully compatible with every GNU option Smaller user base than the GNU originals	locate results are only as current as the last updatedb run Option syntax is dense and takes time to learn
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
No account needed	No account needed
Offline features available	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for uutils findutils github.com/uutils/findutils Catalog checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for GNU findutils gnu.org/software/findutils Catalog checked October 1, 2026

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