puf ☆
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Description:
Parallel URL fetcher
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Networking
Tags: downloader cli networking utility parallel
Install: brew install puf
About:
Puf is a command-line tool designed to fetch multiple URLs in parallel, significantly speeding up bulk download operations. It operates similarly to a parallelized version of the standard Unix 'cat' command, piping downloaded content directly to standard output. This makes it highly efficient for processing large lists of URLs without the overhead of managing individual connection processes.
Key Features:
  • Parallel fetching of URLs for high throughput
  • Pipes output directly to stdout for easy chaining
  • Simple, lightweight command-line interface
  • Resilient error handling for failed requests
Use Cases:
  • Bulk downloading files from a list of URLs
  • Mirroring remote directory structures
  • Quickly checking the availability of a large list of endpoints
Alternatives:
  • wget – Wget is more feature-rich for recursive downloading but is typically slower for simple bulk fetching of distinct URLs.
  • xargs – Using curl or wget with xargs allows for parallelism but requires more complex command-line construction than Puf.
Version History
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Sep 16, 2025 3:03pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 1eca9abc
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