# Install fpart with Homebrew, apt, dnf, Nix Sorts file trees and packs them into bags. Version 1.7.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-15. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:fpart ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install fpart ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install fpart ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: fpart from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install fpart ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: fpart from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#fpart ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fp/fpart/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:fpart - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.7.0 - **Source summary:** Sorts file trees and packs them into bags - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-2-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-15T10:20:16-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - fpart (cli) - fpsync (cli) - fpart (alias) - fpsync (alias) ## Build dependencies - autoconf - automake ## 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: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.7.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-15 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/martymac/fpart - Upstream latest detected: fpart-1.7.0 (current) ## Project history and usage fpart is a filesystem partitioner: it crawls file trees, sorts files, and packs them into partitions. Its companion tool fpsync uses those partitions to parallelize file-migration work. ### Project history The official documentation says fpart was written by Ganael Laplanche, with Jean-Baptiste Denis credited for the original idea. The changelog records an initial 0.1 release on 2011-11-18, a 1.0.0 release on 2017-11-10, and a 1.7.0 release on 2025-01-25. fpart is primarily developed on FreeBSD, carries embedded fts(3) code derived from FreeBSD for portability, and is tested across FreeBSD, GNU/Linux, Solaris, OpenIndiana, NetBSD, and macOS. ### Adoption history The official site lists packages for FreeBSD, Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS/Fedora, NixOS, Homebrew, and Spack. That package availability matches fpart's niche: administrators want it ready from the system package manager when handling large file trees or migration jobs. The project is hosted through Martymac.org, GitHub, and SourceForge, reflecting the long-running open-source utility pattern of keeping multiple source distribution surfaces alive. ### How it is used fpart generates partitions by file count, size, or number of partitions, can operate in live mode with hooks, and can consume arbitrary input such as du output. fpsync builds on fpart to parallelize rsync, cpio, pax, or tar jobs, use SSH clusters for distributed migrations, start transfers while crawling continues, and resume or replay transfer runs. ### Why package nerds care fpart is package-nerd significant because it fills a pragmatic gap between find, du, rsync, tar, and shell scripting. It packages a specific sysadmin pattern: divide a huge tree into stable bags, then process those bags in parallel. Its appeal is also dependency-minimal: the official docs describe fpsync as mostly shell plus common tools, making it a natural fit for ports trees and conservative system package collections. ### Timeline - 2011: 0.1 initial version released. - 2014: Official GitHub repository was created. - 2017: 1.0.0 released. - 2024: 1.6.0 released. - 2025: 1.7.0 released. ### Related projects - fpsync is the closest related project and is distributed with fpart. - rsync, cpio, pax, tar, SSH, du, and FreeBSD fts(3) are related tools or code bases called out by the official documentation. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** fpart - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - fpart - 1.7.0-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: fpart from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | sort file trees and pack them into bags | https://sourceforge.net/projects/fpart/ - Nix - fpart: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fp/fpart/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - fpart - 1.6.0-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: fpart from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | sort file trees and pack them into bags | http://sourceforge.net/projects/fpart/ - dnf - fpart - 1.7.0-3.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: fpart from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Helps you sort file trees and pack them into bags | https://fpart.org ## Related links - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [autoconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/autoconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [automake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/automake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gaffitter](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gaffitter/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, packing, system. - [xcv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/xcv/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, files, system. - [ccd2iso](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ccd2iso/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, system. - [czkawka](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/czkawka/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, system. - [ddh](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ddh/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, system. - [detox](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/detox/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, system. - [dupseek](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dupseek/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, system. - [dust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dust/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, system. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/fpart.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/fpart.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