使用 Homebrew, Nix, scoop 安装 uutils-findutils

项目链接

• 主页
• 仓库

命令和别名

• ufind
• ulocate
• uu-find
• uu-locate
• uu-updatedb
• uu-xargs
• uupdatedb
• uxargs

项目历史

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.

采用历史

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.

使用方式

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.

为什么软件包爱好者会关心

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.

时间线

• 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.

来源

• 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.