GNU Parallel
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
4recommend
4warn against
Jan 18, 2026first mention
Oct 24, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“I love GNU Parallel too.”
“I love gnu parallel.”
switched from xargson “I wrote an bash enumerator because I was sick of xargs”
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“Awww yeah. +1 for GNU parallel.”
“It's also extremely easy to set up - 'apt install parallel' is about all you need.”
Caveats and dissent
“xargs Just Works without any of this nonsense, yet somehow I'm the one holding GNU parallel wrong?”
“Edgy citation farming.”
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“Yes, I agree.”
“If you think asking for citations is too much (and I do), I recommend using something else.”
Often compared with
Threads where it came up
- I wrote an bash enumerator because I was sick of xargs 4 mentions
- GNU Parallel 20260622 ('Rape Gang Inquiry') Released 2 mentions
- GNU Parallel citation request now asks you cite "Epstein files" 2 mentions
- Moreutils: The utilities package every Unix/Linux/Mac OS developer should know 1 mention
- Parsync, a tool for parallel SSH transfers – 7x faster than rsync 1 mention
- Command-line Tools can be 235x Faster than your Hadoop Cluster (2014) 1 mention
Also written as GNU parallel. Data: gnu-parallel.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.
All comments 11
“Debian made its GNU Parallel package fix the name clash”
“xargs Just Works without any of this nonsense, yet somehow I'm the one holding GNU parallel wrong?”
“Parallel is ok but rush is nicer and much faster.”
“I love GNU Parallel too.”
“I love gnu parallel.”
It's about the actual inquiry and report[0][1]. 0. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6810978a41bbc42489eafa81/t/6a314bb1151e511944bd4421/1781615537601/The+Rape+Gang+Inquiry+Report.pdf 1. https://www.therapereport.co.uk/
“Edgy citation farming.”
“Yes, I agree.”
“If you think asking for citations is too much (and I do), I recommend using something else.”
“Awww yeah. +1 for GNU parallel.”
“It's also extremely easy to set up - 'apt install parallel' is about all you need.”