# Install moreutils Collection of tools that nobody wrote when UNIX was young. Version 0.70 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:moreutils ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install moreutils ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install moreutils ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/moreutils/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add moreutils ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: moreutils from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install moreutils ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: moreutils from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install moreutils ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: moreutils from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#moreutils ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: moreutils from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S moreutils ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: moreutils from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install chronic ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: chronic from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id xdpxi.sponge -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: xdpxi.sponge from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package Facts - **Package key:** brew:moreutils - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager URL:** - **Version:** 0.70 - **Source summary:** Collection of tools that nobody wrote when UNIX was young - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later AND (GPL-2.0-only OR Artistic-2.0) - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00 ## Executables - chronic (cli) - combine (cli) - errno (cli) - ifdata (cli) - ifne (cli) - isutf8 (cli) - lckdo (cli) - mispipe (cli) - pee (cli) - sponge (cli) - ts (cli) - vidir (cli) - vipe (cli) - zrun (cli) - chronic (alias) - combine (alias) - errno (alias) - ifdata (alias) - ifne (alias) - isutf8 (alias) - lckdo (alias) - mispipe (alias) - pee (alias) - sponge (alias) - ts (alias) - vidir (alias) - vipe (alias) - zrun (alias) ## Build Dependencies - docbook-xsl ## macOS Provided Libraries - perl ## Install Behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-06-10 - Package-manager version: 0.70 - Local data status: ok - Upstream repository: https://joeyh.name/code/moreutils/ - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Sicherheitshinweise narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** moreutils - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Conflicts With:** parallel, pwntools, sponge, task-spooler - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - moreutils - 0.69-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: moreutils from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | additional Unix utilities | https://joeyh.name/code/moreutils/ - Nix - moreutils: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: moreutils from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix - Ubuntu apt - moreutils - 0.69-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: moreutils from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | additional Unix utilities | https://joeyh.name/code/moreutils/ - apk - moreutils - 0.70-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: moreutils from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A growing collection of the unix tools that nobody thought to write thirty years ago | https://joeyh.name/code/moreutils/ - apk - moreutils-doc - 0.70-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: moreutils-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A growing collection of the unix tools that nobody thought to write thirty years ago (documentation) | https://joeyh.name/code/moreutils/ - dnf - moreutils - 0.68-6.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: moreutils from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Additional unix utilities | https://joeyh.name/code/moreutils/ - dnf - moreutils-parallel - 0.68-6.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: moreutils-parallel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Additional unix utility - parallel command | https://joeyh.name/code/moreutils/ - pacman - moreutils - 0.70-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: moreutils from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A growing collection of the unix tools that nobody thought to write thirty years ago | https://joeyh.name/code/moreutils/ - zypper - chronic - 0.70-1.5: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: chronic from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Runs a command quietly unless it fails | https://joeyh.name/code/moreutils/ - zypper - moreutils - 0.70-1.5: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: moreutils from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Additional Unix Utilities | https://joeyh.name/code/moreutils/ - zypper - moreutils-parallel - 0.70-1.5: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: moreutils-parallel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Run multiple jobs at once | https://joeyh.name/code/moreutils/ - zypper - moreutils-perl - 0.70-1.5: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: moreutils-perl from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Additional Unix Utilities — Perl scripts | https://joeyh.name/code/moreutils/ - zypper - ts - 0.70-1.5: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ts from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Timestamp standard input | https://joeyh.name/code/moreutils/ - MacPorts - moreutils: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/moreutils/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - MacPorts - ts: installed executable or alias match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/ts/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - 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