findutils

brew install findutils v4.10.0 GPL-3.0-or-later

Collection of GNU find, xargs, and locate

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All commands have been installed with the prefix "g".
If you need to use these commands with their normal names, you
can add a "gnubin" directory to your PATH from your bashrc like:
  PATH="$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/findutils/libexec/gnubin:$PATH"

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