# Install parallel Shell command parallelization utility. Version 20260522 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-27. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:parallel ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install parallel ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install parallel ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/parallel/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add parallel ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: parallel from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install parallel ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: parallel from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install parallel ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: parallel 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#parallel ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pa/parallel/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S parallel ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: parallel from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ## Package Facts - **Package key:** brew:parallel - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager URL:** - **Version:** 20260522 - **Source summary:** Shell command parallelization utility - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-05-27T10:04:37Z - **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00 ## Executables - env_parallel (cli) - env_parallel.ash (cli) - env_parallel.bash (cli) - env_parallel.csh (cli) - env_parallel.dash (cli) - env_parallel.fish (cli) - env_parallel.ksh (cli) - env_parallel.mksh (cli) - env_parallel.pdksh (cli) - env_parallel.sh (cli) - env_parallel.tcsh (cli) - env_parallel.zsh (cli) - niceload (cli) - parallel (cli) - parcat (cli) - parset (cli) - parsort (cli) - sem (cli) - sql (cli) - env_parallel (alias) - env_parallel.ash (alias) - env_parallel.bash (alias) - env_parallel.csh (alias) - env_parallel.dash (alias) - env_parallel.fish (alias) - env_parallel.ksh (alias) - env_parallel.mksh (alias) - env_parallel.pdksh (alias) - env_parallel.sh (alias) - env_parallel.tcsh (alias) - env_parallel.zsh (alias) - niceload (alias) - parallel (alias) - parcat (alias) - parset (alias) - parsort (alias) - sem (alias) - sql (alias) ## Install Behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Caveats: To use the --csv option, the Perl Text::CSV module has to be installed. You can install it via: perl -MCPAN -e'install Text::CSV' - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-06-10 - Package-manager version: 20260522 - Package-manager updated: 2026-05-27 - Local data status: ok - Upstream repository: https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/parallel/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Notes de sécurité broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. generalized runtime or code generation signal. - **Geiger risk:** yellow / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal - generalized runtime or code generation signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** parallel - **Version Scheme:** 1 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Conflicts With:** moreutils - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - parallel - 20240222+ds-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: parallel from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | build and execute command lines from standard input in parallel | https://www.gnu.org/software/parallel/ - Nix - parallel: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pa/parallel/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - parallel - 20231122+ds-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: parallel from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | build and execute command lines from standard input in parallel | https://www.gnu.org/software/parallel/ - apk - parallel - 20260322-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: parallel from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Shell tool for executing jobs in parallel | https://www.gnu.org/software/parallel - apk - parallel-bash-completion - 20260322-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: parallel-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for parallel | https://www.gnu.org/software/parallel - apk - parallel-doc - 20260322-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: parallel-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Shell tool for executing jobs in parallel (documentation) | https://www.gnu.org/software/parallel - apk - parallel-zsh-completion - 20260322-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: parallel-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Zsh completions for parallel | https://www.gnu.org/software/parallel - dnf - parallel - 20260422-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: parallel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Shell tool for executing jobs in parallel | https://www.gnu.org/software/parallel/ - pacman - parallel - 20260422-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: parallel from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A shell tool for executing jobs in parallel | https://www.gnu.org/software/parallel/ - MacPorts - parallel: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/parallel/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - MacPorts - sem: installed executable or alias match | MacPorts ports tree: devel/sem/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Nix - sem: installed executable or alias match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/se/sem/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related Links - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - 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