fuc
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Description:
Modern, performance focused unix commands
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: System utilities
Tags: rust performance cli unix utilities
Install: brew install fuc
About:
Fuc is a collection of modern, high-performance replacements for common Unix command-line tools. It prioritizes speed and efficiency by leveraging parallel processing and optimized algorithms. The project aims to provide drop-in replacements that are significantly faster than their traditional counterparts for large-scale operations.
Key Features:
  • Drop-in replacements for standard Unix commands
  • Significant performance improvements via parallelization
  • Modern Rust implementation for memory safety and speed
  • Focus on large file and directory operations
Use Cases:
  • Accelerating bulk file operations (copying, moving, deleting)
  • Processing large directories where standard tools are too slow
  • Modernizing legacy shell scripts with faster alternatives
Alternatives:
  • coreutils – Standard GNU coreutils are ubiquitous but often single-threaded and slower for massive workloads.
  • ripgrep – Fuc focuses on general file operations, whereas ripgrep specializes solely in recursive grep searching.
Version History
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Sep 13, 2025 5:35pm 0 VERSION_BUMP a4ccfe4c
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