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Thanks, Ozgur On Sat, Jun 27, 2026 at 11:26 AM Ole Tange <[email protected]> wrote: > GNU Parallel 20260622 ('Rape Gang Inquiry') has been released. It is > available for download > at: lbry://@GnuParallel:4 > > Quote of the month: > > GNU Parallel is much nicer than xargs and more powerful ... > definitely recommended! > -- boomertsfx@reddit > > New in this release: > * testsuite reorganized. > * Bug fixes and man page updates. > > GNU Parallel - For people who live life in the parallel lane. > > If you like GNU Parallel record a video testimonial: Say who you are, > what you use GNU Paral > lel for, how it helps you, and what you like most about it. Include a > command that uses GNU > Parallel if you feel like it. > > > = About GNU Parallel = > > GNU Parallel is a shell tool for executing jobs in parallel using one > or more computers. A j > ob can be a single command or a small script that has to be run for > each of the lines in the > input. The typical input is a list of files, a list of hosts, a list > of users, a list of UR > Ls, or a list of tables. A job can also be a command that reads from a > pipe. GNU Parallel ca > n then split the input and pipe it into commands in parallel. > > If you use xargs and tee today you will find GNU Parallel very easy to > use as GNU Parallel i > s written to have the same options as xargs. If you write loops in > shell, you will find GNU > Parallel may be able to replace most of the loops and make them run > faster by running severa > l jobs in parallel. GNU Parallel can even replace nested loops. > > GNU Parallel makes sure output from the commands is the same output as > you would get had you > run the commands sequentially. This makes it possible to use output > from GNU Parallel as in > put for other programs. > > For example you can run this to convert all jpeg files into png and > gif files and have a pro > gress bar: > > parallel --bar convert {1} {1.}.{2} ::: *.jpg ::: png gif > > Or you can generate big, medium, and small thumbnails of all jpeg > files in sub dirs: > > find . -name '*.jpg' | > parallel convert -geometry {2} {1} {1//}/thumb{2}_{1/} :::: - ::: 50 > 100 200 > > You can find more about GNU Parallel at: http://www.gnu.org/s/parallel/ > > You can install GNU Parallel in just 10 seconds with: > > $ (wget -O - pi.dk/3 || lynx -source pi.dk/3 || curl pi.dk/3/ || \ > fetch -o - http://pi.dk/3 ) > install.sh > $ sha1sum install.sh | grep c555f616391c6f7c28bf938044f4ec50 > 12345678 c555f616 391c6f7c 28bf9380 44f4ec50 > $ md5sum install.sh | grep 707275363428aa9e9a136b9a7296dfe4 > 70727536 3428aa9e 9a136b9a 7296dfe4 > $ sha512sum install.sh | grep b24bfe249695e0236f6bc7de85828fe1f08f4259 > 83320d89 f56698ec 77454856 895edc3e aa16feab 2757966e 5092ef2d 661b8b45 > b24bfe24 9695e023 6f6bc7de 85828fe1 f08f4259 6ce5480a 5e1571b2 8b722f21 > $ bash install.sh > > Watch the intro video on > http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL284C9FF2488BC6D1 > > Walk through the tutorial (man parallel_tutorial). Your command line > will love you for it. > > When using programs that use GNU Parallel to process data for > publication please cite: > > O. Tange (2018): GNU Parallel 2018, March 2018, > https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1146014. > > If you like GNU Parallel: > > * Give a demo at your local user group/team/colleagues > * Post the intro videos on Reddit/Diaspora*/forums/blogs/ > Identi.ca/Google+/Twitter/Facebook > /Linkedin/mailing lists > * Get the merchandise > https://gnuparallel.threadless.com/designs/gnu-parallel > * Request or write a review for your favourite blog or magazine > * Request or build a package for your favourite distribution (if it is > not already there) > * Invite me for your next conference > > If you use programs that use GNU Parallel for research: > > * Please cite GNU Parallel in you publications (use --citation) > > If GNU Parallel saves you money: > > * (Have your company) donate to FSF https://my.fsf.org/donate/ > > > = About GNU SQL = > > GNU sql aims to give a simple, unified interface for accessing > databases through all the dif > ferent databases' command line clients. So far the focus has been on > giving a common way to > specify login information (protocol, username, password, hostname, and > port number), size (d > atabase and table size), and running queries. > > The database is addressed using a DBURL. If commands are left out you > will get that database > 's interactive shell. > > When using GNU SQL for a publication please cite: > > O. Tange (2011): GNU SQL - A Command Line Tool for Accessing Different > Databases Using DBURL > s, ;login: The USENIX Magazine, April 2011:29-32. > > > = About GNU Niceload = > > GNU niceload slows down a program when the computer load average (or > other system activity) > is above a certain limit. When the limit is reached the program will > be suspended for some t > ime. If the limit is a soft limit the program will be allowed to run > for short amounts of ti > me before being suspended again. If the limit is a hard limit the > program will only be allow > ed to run when the system is below the limit. > > -- Özgür Akgün
