# Install fcp with Homebrew, Nix Significantly faster alternative to the classic Unix cp(1) command. Version 0.2.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-19. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:fcp ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install fcp ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#fcp ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fc/fcp/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:fcp - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.2.1 - **Source summary:** Significantly faster alternative to the classic Unix cp(1) command - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-3-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-19T12:30:06-07:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - fcp (cli) - fcp (alias) ## Build dependencies - 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: 0.2.1 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-19 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/Svetlitski/fcp - Upstream latest detected: v0.2.1 (current) ## Project history and usage fcp is a Rust command-line file-copy tool that targets the common Unix `cp` workflow but optimizes for parallel directory traversal and SSD-backed copies. ### Project history The public repository was created in January 2021, and its early v0.1.0 tag appeared in June 2021. The README frames the project narrowly: it is not a complete `cp` replacement, but a faster implementation for the most common copy cases. ### Adoption history The upstream README documents installation by cargo, prebuilt GitHub release binaries, Homebrew on macOS, Arch Linux through an AUR package, and NixOS stable beginning with NixOS 21.11. That adoption is modest but enough to make it visible to Unix package users looking for faster bulk copies. ### How it is used The supported command shape mirrors common `cp`: copy one source to a destination file, or copy multiple sources into a destination directory. The README notes Unix-like operating-system support and warns that the tool is optimized for SSDs, with poor performance possible on hard drives. Its performance story is based on parallelizing directory walking and copying across CPU cores, plus platform copy-on-write support on macOS through underlying system calls. ### Why package nerds care fcp is a small example of the modern package-manager niche around faster Rust rewrites of core Unix-adjacent commands. Its significance is practical rather than historical: install it when its benchmarked copy pattern matches your storage, keep `cp` for full POSIX option compatibility. ### Timeline - 2021: Public repository created. - 2021: v0.1.0 tag published and README benchmark material documented. - 2026: v0.2.2 tag published. ### Related projects - fcp positions itself directly against classic Unix `cp(1)` for common copy use cases. - Its README links the macOS large-file speedup to copy-on-write behavior exposed by the operating system. ### 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:** fcp - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** yes - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - fcp: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fc/fcp/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. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [dust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dust/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, filesystem, rust, system. - [dutree](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dutree/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, filesystem, rust, system. - [lr](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lr/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, filesystem, system, unix. - [rmrfrs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rmrfrs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, filesystem, rust, system. - [rnr](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rnr/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, filesystem, rust, system. - [czkawka](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/czkawka/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, rust, system. - [ddh](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ddh/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, rust, system. - [detox](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/detox/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, system, unix. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/fcp.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/fcp.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