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|Name=Parallel
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|Name=GNU Parallel
|Short description=build and execute command lines from standard input in parallel
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|Short description=a shell tool for executing jobs in parallel using one or more computers
|Full description=For each line of input parallel will execute command with the line as arguments. If no command is given the line of input is executed. parallel can often be used as a substitute for xargs or cat {{!}} sh.
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|Full description='''Parallel''' is a shell tool for executing jobs in parallel using one or more computers. A job is 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 URLs, or a list of tables. A job can also be a command that reads from a pipe. GNU Parallel can 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 is 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 several jobs in parallel. GNU Parallel can even replace nested loops.
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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 input for other programs.
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For each line of input, GNU Parallel will execute command with the line as arguments. If no command is given, the line of input is executed. Several lines will be run in parallel. GNU Parallel can often be used as a substitute for xargs or cat{{Pipe}}bash.
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The GNU Parallel distribution also includes an 'sql' script which aims to give a simple, unified interface for accessing databases through all the different databases' command line clients, and a 'niceload' script to slow down or suspend a program if system activity is above a given threshold.
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|Homepage URL=https://www.gnu.org/s/parallel/
 
|User level=intermediate
 
|User level=intermediate
|Submitted by=Database conversion
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|VCS checkout command=git clone git://git.savannah.gnu.org/parallel.git
|Submitted date=2011-04-01
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|Computer languages=Perl
|Version identifier=20100722
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|Documentation note=Documentation for GNU Parallel is available online at [http://www.gnu.org/software/parallel/man.html gnu.org/s/parallel/man] . Screencasts videos can be found at [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/GNU_parallel http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/GNU_parallel].
|Version date=2010-07-22
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|Paid support=gnuparallel@tange.dk
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|Microblog=https://twitter.com/GnuParallel
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|Related projects=GNU SQL, Coreutils
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|Keywords=Perl,argument,parallel,parallel processing,execution,cat
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|Version identifier=20140322
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|Version date=2014/03/22
 
|Version status=stable
 
|Version status=stable
|Version download=http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/parallel/parallel-20100722.tar.bz2
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|Version download=http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/parallel/parallel-20140322.tar.bz2
|License verified date=2010-07-26
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|Last review by=tange
|Version comment=
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|Last review date=2014/11/02
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|Submitted by=WikiSysop
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|Submitted date=2011/04/12
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|Status=
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|Is GNU=Yes
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|GNU package identifier=parallel
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{{Project license
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|License=GPLv3orlater
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|License verified by=Kelly Hopkins
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|License verified date=2010-09-24
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{{Person
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|Real name=Ole Tange
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|Role=Maintainer
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|Email=tange@gnu.org
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|Resource URL=
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|Resource URL=http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/parallel/
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|Resource URL=parallel@gnu.org
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|Resource URL=bug-parallel@gnu.org
 
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|Interface=command-line
 
|Interface=command-line
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|Use=system-administration
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{{Software prerequisite
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|Prerequisite kind=Required to use
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|Prerequisite description=Perl 5.6
 
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{{Featured
|License=GPLv3orlater
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|Featured date=2011/12/31
|License verified by=Kelly Hopkins
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|Featured category=GNU Spotlight
 
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GNU Parallel

https://www.gnu.org/software/parallel/
Build and execute command lines in parallel.

Parallel is a shell tool for executing jobs in parallel using one or more computers.

A job is 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 URLs, or a list of tables. A job can also be a command that reads from a pipe. GNU Parallel can 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 is 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 several 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 input for other programs.

For each line of input, GNU Parallel will execute command with the line as arguments. If no command is given, the line of input is executed. Several lines will be run in parallel. GNU Parallel can often be used as a substitute for xargs or cat Pipe.pngbash.

The GNU Parallel distribution also includes an 'sql' script which aims to give a simple, unified interface for accessing databases through all the different databases' command line clients, and a 'niceload' script to slow down or suspend a program if system activity is above a given threshold.





Licensing

License

Verified by

Verified on

Notes

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23 December 2020




Leaders and contributors

Contact(s)Role
Ole Tange Maintainer


Resources and communication

AudienceResource typeURI
SavannahDeveloperhttps://savannah.gnu.org/projects/parallel/
FTPDownloadhttps://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/parallel/
SavannahBug Trackinghttps://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=parallel
SavannahVCS Repository Webviewhttps://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/parallel.git/
FTPDownloadhttps://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/parallel/
DebianDeveloperhttps://tracker.debian.org/pkg/parallel
FTPMailing Listhttps://ftpmirror.gnu.org/parallel/
WikidataGeneralhttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3093314
Parallel Info PageMailing Listhttps://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/parallel/
Bug-parallel Info PageMailing Listhttps://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-parallel/
FTPDownloadhttps://ftp.gnu.org/old-gnu/parallel/


Software prerequisites

KindDescription
Required to usePerl 5.8

This entry (in part or in whole) was last reviewed on 23 January 2023.




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