📦 Open Source Projects

cpx: Rust's Turbocharged cp Clone Hits 5x Speeds – Game Over for the Classic?

Tired of cp choking on gigabytes? cpx, a Rust-built beast, promises 5x speeds and smart resumes. But does it live up to the hype in real workflows?

cpx benchmark graph showing 5x speedup over Unix cp on large directories

⚡ Key Takeaways

  • cpx delivers 2-5x speedups over cp on bulk copies via Rust parallelism. 𝕏
  • Resume and exclude features fix real-world cp pains like interruptions and bloat. 𝕏
  • Niche but potent for DevOps; expect quick adoption in CI/CD pipelines. 𝕏
Published by

theAIcatchup

Community-driven. Code-first.

Worth sharing?

Get the best Open Source stories of the week in your inbox — no noise, no spam.

Originally reported by Reddit r/opensource

Stay in the loop

The week's most important stories from theAIcatchup, delivered once a week.