sfk ☆

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Description:
Command-line tools collection

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 2.0.0.3@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: System utilities

Tags: cli file-management utilities sysadmin cross-platform

Install: brew install sfk

About:
SFK, the Swiss File Knife, is a multi-purpose command-line tool for file manipulation and system tasks. It provides a single binary with capabilities ranging from file searching and text processing to network utilities and disk analysis. The tool is designed to be a lightweight, portable alternative to installing multiple specialized command-line utilities.

Key Features:

Single binary with no external dependencies
Cross-platform support (Windows, Linux, macOS)
Integrated file search, copy, and delete operations
Built-in network tools like ping and port scanning
Text processing and log file analysis

Use Cases:

Rapid system diagnostics and log analysis on new servers
File management and batch processing in restricted environments
Quick network connectivity checks without installing separate tools

Alternatives:

coreutils – Standard GNU utilities offering more specialized but separate tools.
ripgrep – A modern, highly optimized alternative focused specifically on searching.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 15, 2025 10:16pm	2.0.0.3	0	VERSION_BUMP	edf4c0d1
Sep 14, 2024 6:54pm	1.9.9.0	0	VERSION_BUMP	b9e442ac