What is Rust Coreutils?

A Rust rewrite of GNU coreutils (ls, cat, dd, etc.) — safer, modern alternative.

How much faster is Rust Coreutils 0.8 dd command?

About 45% faster throughput on large files versus GNU, per benchmarks.

uutils.org/playground — full WASI suite in-browser, no setup.

Rust Coreutils 0.8 isn't messing around: 45% faster dd, quicker startups, and 94.74% GNU test suite pass rate. Skeptical? The benchmarks don't lie.

Open Source Beat Apr 07, 2026 3 min read

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