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Install fd with Homebrew, apk, chocolatey, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper, scoop, winget

Simple, fast and user-friendly alternative to find. Version 10.4.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#fd.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install fd

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install fd

MacPorts ports tree · sysutils/fd/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add fd

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · fd · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#fd

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/fd/fd/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S fd

Arch Linux sync databases · fd · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install fd

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · fd · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Simple, fast and user-friendly alternative to find

Commands and aliases

  • fd

history

Project history and usage

fd is a Rust command-line filesystem search tool designed as a simple, fast, user-friendly alternative to Unix `find`.

Project history

The fd repository was created in May 2017, with an early v0.1.0 tag that same month. Its README has consistently positioned the tool as an opinionated alternative to `find`: not a complete replacement for every `find` expression, but a faster default for common file-name and path searches.

fd's design reflects the Rust CLI wave of the late 2010s: regex or glob matching, colored output, smart case, parallel traversal, Git-aware ignore handling, and integration with other tools through `--exec`, `--exec-batch`, and null-delimited output.

Adoption history

The supplied package metadata shows fd in many package managers, including Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, Alpine, Chocolatey, Scoop, winget, and openSUSE-style packaging. That breadth matches its role as a widely adopted developer workstation utility rather than a niche script.

The GitHub repository metadata shows a large user base for a CLI tool, with tens of thousands of stars and more than a thousand forks at lookup time. Those numbers are not a substitute for install counts, but they support fd's status as one of the best-known modern replacements around classic Unix file search.

How it is used

The basic usage is `fd PATTERN`, recursively searching the current directory for entries containing the pattern. The README contrasts that with more verbose `find` forms and documents common options for extension filtering, glob mode, full-path matching, hidden files, ignored files, command execution, and exclusion globs.

fd is commonly used alone for interactive file discovery and as a front end to other commands. Examples in the README include formatting matching source files with `clang-format`, opening test files in an editor, computing checksums in parallel, and piping selected file classes into ripgrep.

Why package nerds care

fd is one of the canonical package-manager installs for a modern command-line environment, often grouped with ripgrep, bat, exa/eza, and other Rust or Rust-adjacent developer tools. It matters because it changes the default ergonomics of filesystem search while still composing with Unix pipelines.

For maintainers, fd also carries cross-platform naming and packaging concerns: some distributions use `fdfind` to avoid a name conflict, and the changelog notes release work around aliases, Windows builds, macOS architecture support, and minimum Rust versions.

Timeline

  • 2017: Repository created and v0.1.0 tag published.
  • 2024: v9.0.0 changelog records significant traversal performance improvements.
  • 2024: v10.0.0 changed hidden `.git` ignore behavior and raised the minimum Rust version.
  • 2026: v10.4.2 released to fix a performance regression.

Related projects

  • The README explicitly relates fd to GNU findutils `find` as the traditional tool it streamlines for common use cases.
  • The README demonstrates composition with ripgrep and uses ignore-file behavior familiar from Git-oriented search tools.

security posture

Risk level: green

doc example: narrow deterministic file finder.

Risk classifier

green risk · high confidence · appliance

Why

  • doc example: narrow deterministic file finder

Signals

  • override:fd

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.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix
.fdignore~/.fdignore~/.config/fd/ignore
Windows
.fdignore%APPDATA%\fd\ignore

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
fdexecutableindexed executableDiscovered 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 version10.4.2
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:fd
Version10.4.2
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://github.com/sharkdp/fd
Repositoryhttps://github.com/sharkdp/fd
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone 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%

fd

nix profile install nixpkgs#fd
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fd
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fd/fd/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
apk95%

fd 10.4.2-r0

Simple, fast, user-friendly alternative to find

https://github.com/sharkdp/fd

sudo apk add fd
  • License: MIT OR Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: fd
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fd
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fd from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

fd-bash-completion 10.4.2-r0

Bash completions for fd

https://github.com/sharkdp/fd

sudo apk add fd-bash-completion
  • License: MIT OR Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: fd
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fd
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fd-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

fd-doc 10.4.2-r0

Simple, fast, user-friendly alternative to find (documentation)

https://github.com/sharkdp/fd

sudo apk add fd-doc
  • License: MIT OR Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: fd
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fd
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fd-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

fd-fish-completion 10.4.2-r0

Fish completions for fd

https://github.com/sharkdp/fd

sudo apk add fd-fish-completion
  • License: MIT OR Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: fd
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fd
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fd-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

fd-zsh-completion 10.4.2-r0

Zsh completions for fd

https://github.com/sharkdp/fd

sudo apk add fd-zsh-completion
  • License: MIT OR Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: fd
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fd
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fd-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
pacman95%

fd 10.4.2-2

Simple, fast and user-friendly alternative to find

https://github.com/sharkdp/fd

sudo pacman -S fd
  • License: MIT AND Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fd
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: fd from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

fd 10.4.2-1.4

An alternative to the "find" utility

https://github.com/sharkdp/fd

sudo zypper install fd
  • License: Apache-2.0 AND MIT
  • Category: Productivity/File utilities
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: fd
  • 2 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fd
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: fd from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

fd-bash-completion 10.4.2-1.4

Bash Completion for fd

https://github.com/sharkdp/fd

sudo zypper install fd-bash-completion
  • License: Apache-2.0 AND MIT
  • Category: System/Shells
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: fd
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fd
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: fd-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

fd-fish-completion 10.4.2-1.4

Fish Completion for fd

https://github.com/sharkdp/fd

sudo zypper install fd-fish-completion
  • License: Apache-2.0 AND MIT
  • Category: System/Shells
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: fd
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fd
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: fd-fish-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

fd-zsh-completion 10.4.2-1.4

ZSH Completion for fd

https://github.com/sharkdp/fd

sudo zypper install fd-zsh-completion
  • License: Apache-2.0 AND MIT
  • Category: System/Shells
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: fd
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fd
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: fd-zsh-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

fd

sudo port install fd
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fd
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/fd/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Chocolatey95%

fd

choco install fd
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fd
Chocolatey community package catalog · community.chocolatey.org · Chocolatey community package catalog: fd from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','everythingpowertoys'
Scoop95%

main/fd

scoop install main/fd
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fd
Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/fd.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1
winget95%

sharkdp.fd

winget install --id sharkdp.fd -e
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fd
Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: sharkdp.fd from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

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source trail

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Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/fd.yml

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • pkg.so package database
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