moreutils ☆
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Description:
Collection of tools that nobody wrote when UNIX was young
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: System utilities
Tags: unix utilities cli shell productivity
Install: brew install moreutils
About:
Moreutils is a collection of Unix command-line tools designed to complement the standard coreutils. It includes utilities like 'chronic' for running commands quietly, 'pee' for tee-like input splitting, and 'sponge' for in-place file modification, streamlining common scripting and shell tasks.
Key Features:
  • Adds sponge to soak up standard input and write to a file
  • Provides 'chronic' to run commands only when they fail
  • Includes 'pee' and 'ts' for stream processing and timestamping
  • Integrates with existing shell pipelines for efficiency
Use Cases:
  • Modifying files in-place within shell pipelines without temporary files
  • Filtering command output to run only on errors or specific conditions
  • Adding timestamps to logs or stream output for debugging
Alternatives:
  • coreutils – Coreutils provides the basics; moreutils fills gaps for pipeline and logging workflows.
  • awk/sed – Scripting languages can replicate some features but require more verbose code.
Version History
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Sep 17, 2025 12:27am 0 VERSION_BUMP 9c505ffa
Nov 29, 2023 2:56pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 4a1e854b
Nov 18, 2022 2:58am 0 VERSION_BUMP 6c859889
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