# Install crabz with Homebrew, Nix Like pigz, but in Rust. Version 0.10.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:crabz ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install crabz ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#crabz ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cr/crabz/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:crabz - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.10.0 - **Source summary:** Like pigz, but in Rust - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT OR Unlicense - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - crabz (cli) - crabz (alias) ## Build dependencies - cmake - rust ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.10.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/sstadick/crabz - Upstream latest detected: v0.10.0 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage crabz is a Rust compression and decompression CLI explicitly positioned as similar to pigz. ### Project history The project began as a proof-of-concept command-line wrapper around the author's `gzp` Rust crate. The README describes it as cross-platform and fast, with support for gzip, zlib, mgzip, BGZF, raw deflate, and snap formats. ### Adoption history crabz is distributed through several package channels documented by the project itself, including Homebrew or Linuxbrew, Debian packages from GitHub releases, Cargo, and conda-forge. ### How it is used Users call `crabz` to compress or decompress files, select formats, control compression level, set thread counts, and optionally write in place or to standard output. ### Why package nerds care crabz is notable in packaging circles as a Rust-era counterpart to classic Unix compression tools: one binary, package-manager friendly, and tuned for multi-threaded compression without requiring a custom zlib-ng pigz build. ### Timeline - v0.1.0: Initial public release series on GitHub. - v0.10.0: Release series moved to updated Rust compression dependencies and packaging artifacts. ### Related projects - crabz is directly compared with pigz and is built on the `gzp` library. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes 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:** crabz - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - crabz: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cr/crabz/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Archive and compression packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/archive-compression-tools/) - Matched archive or compression metadata. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [ouch](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ouch/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compression, decompression, rust, system. - [gzip](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gzip/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compression, decompression, system. - [lizard](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lizard/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compression, decompression, system. - [lunzip](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lunzip/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compression, decompression, system. - [lz4](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lz4/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compression, decompression, system. - [lzfse](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lzfse/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compression, decompression, system. - [lzip](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lzip/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compression, decompression, system. - [lzop](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lzop/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compression, decompression, system. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/crabz.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/crabz.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph