macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
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Install fcp with Homebrew, Nix
Significantly faster alternative to the classic Unix cp(1) command. Version 0.2.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-19. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#fcp.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#fcpnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/fc/fcp/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Significantly faster alternative to the classic Unix cp(1) command
Project links
Commands and aliases
- fcp
history
Project history and usage
fcp is a Rust command-line file-copy tool that targets the common Unix `cp` workflow but optimizes for parallel directory traversal and SSD-backed copies.
Project history
The public repository was created in January 2021, and its early v0.1.0 tag appeared in June 2021. The README frames the project narrowly: it is not a complete `cp` replacement, but a faster implementation for the most common copy cases.
Adoption history
The upstream README documents installation by cargo, prebuilt GitHub release binaries, Homebrew on macOS, Arch Linux through an AUR package, and NixOS stable beginning with NixOS 21.11. That adoption is modest but enough to make it visible to Unix package users looking for faster bulk copies.
How it is used
The supported command shape mirrors common `cp`: copy one source to a destination file, or copy multiple sources into a destination directory. The README notes Unix-like operating-system support and warns that the tool is optimized for SSDs, with poor performance possible on hard drives.
Its performance story is based on parallelizing directory walking and copying across CPU cores, plus platform copy-on-write support on macOS through underlying system calls.
Why package nerds care
fcp is a small example of the modern package-manager niche around faster Rust rewrites of core Unix-adjacent commands. Its significance is practical rather than historical: install it when its benchmarked copy pattern matches your storage, keep `cp` for full POSIX option compatibility.
Timeline
- 2021: Public repository created.
- 2021: v0.1.0 tag published and README benchmark material documented.
- 2026: v0.2.2 tag published.
Related projects
- fcp positions itself directly against classic Unix `cp(1)` for common copy use cases.
- Its README links the macOS large-file speedup to copy-on-write behavior exposed by the operating system.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
fcp | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version0.2.1
manager updated2026-06-19
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:fcp |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/Svetlitski/fcp/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/Svetlitski/fcp |
| Last updated | 2026-06-19T12:30:06-07:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
fcp
nix profile install nixpkgs#fcp- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Fcp
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation