install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install s5cmd

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install s5cmd

MacPorts ports tree · net/s5cmd/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add s5cmd

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · s5cmd · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#s5cmd

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/s5/s5cmd/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/s5cmd

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/s5cmd.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Parallel S3 and local filesystem execution tool

Project links

Commands and aliases

s5cmd

history

Project history and usage

s5cmd is a high-performance command-line tool for executing S3 and local-filesystem operations, particularly bulk or wildcard-driven workloads.

Project history

s5cmd was developed as a Go-based, high-throughput alternative to established S3 clients. Its design combines parallel object operations, wildcard expansion, batch deletion, and a `run` mode that avoids thousands of separate process launches.

The 2.x series broadened the tool with synchronization, AWS SSO profile support, shell completion, and revised packaging and runtime behavior. The official release history documents continued feature and compatibility work through the 2.3 line.

Adoption history

The project supplies official binaries for Linux, macOS, and Windows and an official Homebrew tap. Its README also records community packaging through MacPorts, conda-forge, FreeBSD ports/packages, and Docker; source_facts.package-manager additionally records Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, APK, and Scoop coverage.

How it is used

Users run familiar commands such as `ls`, `cp`, `mv`, `rm`, `sync`, and `du` against local paths or S3 URLs. Credentials can come from AWS profiles, `${HOME}/.aws/credentials`, environment variables, EC2/EKS roles, or an explicitly selected credentials file. Its characteristic workflow is `s5cmd run commands.txt`, which executes many operations with parallel workers.

Why package nerds care

s5cmd is notable for treating concurrency and batched command execution as first-class features rather than wrappers around one-object-at-a-time commands. It appeals to package and operations enthusiasts who move large object collections, benchmark storage tooling, use S3-compatible endpoints, or want one portable Go binary.

Timeline

2022: Version 2.0.0 added synchronization and AWS SSO profile support.
2024: Version 2.3.0 added features including wildcard-aware `cat` and `head`.

Related projects

The official README compares s5cmd's performance with s3cmd and AWS CLI. It uses the official AWS SDK and can also work with S3-compatible services such as Google Cloud Storage's interoperability endpoint.

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 post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

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: ~/.aws/config

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: ~/.aws/credentials

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`s5cmd`	cli	global executable

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 generated2026-09-19

manager version2.3.0

manager updated2026-09-13

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv2.3.0

https://github.com/peak/s5cmd

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:s5cmd
Version	2.3.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/s5cmd
Homepage	https://github.com/peak/s5cmd/
Repository	https://github.com/peak/s5cmd
Upstream docs	https://github.com/peak/s5cmd/
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/peak/s5cmd/archive/refs/tags/v2.3.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-09-13T13:53:51Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	s5cmd
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

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%

s5cmd

nix profile install nixpkgs#s5cmd

normalized package name match
Matched by: S5cmd

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/s5/s5cmd/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

apk95%

s5cmd 2.3.0-r14

Parallel S3 and local filesystem execution tool

https://github.com/peak/s5cmd

sudo apk add s5cmd

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: s5cmd
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: S5cmd

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: s5cmd from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

MacPorts95%

s5cmd

sudo port install s5cmd

normalized package name match
Matched by: S5cmd

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: net/s5cmd/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Scoop95%

main/s5cmd

scoop install main/s5cmd

normalized package name match
Matched by: S5cmd

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/s5cmd.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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.

combined/s5cmd.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
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment
pkg.so package database
pkgdb category and tag curation

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