findutils ☆
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Description:
Collection of GNU find, xargs, and locate
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: System utilities
Tags: cli file-management search utilities gnu
Install: brew install findutils
About:
GNU Findutils provides the find command to search for files in directory hierarchies based on various criteria like name, type, and modification time. It also includes xargs for building and executing commands from standard input, and locate for quickly finding files by name using a pre-built database. These tools are essential for file management and automation tasks on Unix-like systems.
Key Features:
  • Powerful file searching with complex predicates
  • Efficient batch processing with xargs
  • Fast filename lookups via locate and updatedb
  • Standard POSIX-compliant utilities
Use Cases:
  • Finding all configuration files modified in the last 7 days
  • Recursively deleting files matching a specific pattern
  • Processing large lists of files found by a search
Alternatives:
  • fd – fd is a modern, faster alternative to find with a more intuitive syntax and colorized output
  • ripgrep (rg) – rg excels at content searching within files, whereas findutils focuses on filesystem metadata
Version History
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Sep 13, 2025 7:29pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 9ffc25e0
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