# Install uutils-findutils with Homebrew, Nix, scoop

Cross-platform Rust rewrite of the GNU findutils. Version 0.9.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#uutils-findutils.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:uutils-findutils
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install uutils-findutils
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#uutils-findutils
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/uu/uutils-findutils/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Windows

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install main/uutils-findutils
```

  Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/uutils-findutils.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:uutils-findutils
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 0.9.1
- **Source summary:** Cross-platform Rust rewrite of the GNU findutils
- **Homepage:** <https://uutils.github.io/findutils/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/uutils/findutils>
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-22T14:06:33-07:00
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- ufind (alias)
- ulocate (alias)
- uu-find (alias)
- uu-locate (alias)
- uu-updatedb (alias)
- uu-xargs (alias)
- uupdatedb (alias)
- uxargs (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 0.9.1
## Project history and usage

uutils-findutils is the uutils Rust implementation of GNU findutils, covering find, xargs, locate, and updatedb.

### Project history

The repository was created in 2017 and the official README describes the goal as a full drop-in replacement for GNU findutils. The project compares itself against the GNU testsuite and also tracks BFS test results, reflecting the compatibility-driven style common across uutils.

### Adoption history

uutils-findutils has a narrower adoption surface than coreutils, but it is part of the same Rust rewrite ecosystem and is listed by the official uutils site alongside coreutils, diffutils, and other command-family rewrites.

The batch package metadata records Homebrew, Nix, and Scoop packages for the uutils version, while most Unix distributions continue to expose GNU findutils under the traditional diffutils-like package naming pattern.

### How it is used

Users install it for Rust implementations of find-style filesystem traversal and xargs-style command construction. The README documents running GNU tests with util/build-gnu.sh and BFS tests with util/build-bfs.sh, which signals its main use as a compatibility-oriented replacement and test target.

### Why package nerds care

find and xargs are high-leverage packaging tools: build scripts, cleanup jobs, test harnesses, and install recipes rely on their exact behavior. A Rust rewrite is interesting to package maintainers because portability and compatibility have to meet decades of command-line assumptions.

### Timeline

- 2017: uutils/findutils repository created on GitHub.
- 2023: 0.4.0 release appears in the official GitHub releases feed.
- 2024: 0.6.0 release notes mention continued robustness and functionality work.
- 2026: GitHub repository page lists 0.9.1 as the latest release.

### Related projects

- Related projects include GNU findutils, BFS, uutils coreutils, uutils diffutils, and other Unix filesystem traversal or command-construction tools.

### Sources

- GitHub API for repository creation date and releases.
- <https://github.com/uutils/findutils README for command scope, GNU replacement goal, and test-suite workflow.>
- <https://uutils.org/findutils/ for official project page and GNU compatibility goal.>
- source_facts.package-manager for package-manager availability.


## Security Notes

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - uutils-findutils: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/uu/uutils-findutils/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Scoop - main/uutils-findutils: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/uutils-findutils.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/uutils-findutils.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/uutils-findutils.yml)


## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph