findutils

Install command:
brew install findutils

Collection of GNU find, xargs, and locate

https://www.gnu.org/software/findutils/

License: GPL-3.0-or-later

Development: Pull requests

Formula JSON API: /api/formula/findutils.json

Formula code: findutils.rb on GitHub

Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:

macOS on
Apple Silicon
golden gate ✅
tahoe ✅
sequoia ✅
sonoma ✅
macOS on
Intel
sonoma ✅
Linux ARM64 ✅
x86_64 ✅

Current versions:

stable ✅ 4.11.0

Binaries: gfind, glocate, gupdatedb, gxargs

All commands have been installed with the prefix "g".
If you need to use these commands with their normal names, you
can add a "gnubin" directory to your PATH from your bashrc like:
    PATH="$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/findutils/libexec/gnubin:$PATH"

GitHub Packages downloads:

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