# mmstick/parallel

This project now lives on in a rewrite at https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/parallel

Repository: https://github.com/mmstick/parallel
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/mmstick-parallel
Language: Rust
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: rust, command-line-app, parallel-computing, parallel
Archived: true
Last push: 2017-12-04T01:49:42+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3661, "days_push": 3195, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1194, forks 31 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:56.654311+00:00)

## What it is
A command-line CPU load balancer written in Rust that recreates and extends GNU Parallel's functionality for executing jobs in parallel. It is significantly faster and more memory-efficient than GNU Parallel in benchmarks.

## Use cases
- run shell commands in parallel across cpu cores
- gnu parallel alternative written in rust
- process a large list of files concurrently from the command line
- balance cpu load when executing batch jobs
- pipe input lines to parallel command executions

## When to choose
- you want a fast, lightweight MIT-licensed alternative to GNU Parallel
- you need to execute many short jobs in parallel from a shell pipeline
- GNU Parallel's performance or licensing does not fit your workflow

## When to avoid
- you need the full, mature feature set of GNU Parallel
- you want an actively maintained tool - this repo has moved to a Redox OS rewrite and the latest release is from 2017

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: abandoned
- function: cli, concurrency
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: cli, rust
- tags: parallel-computing, gnu-parallel-alternative, cpu-load-balancer, job-execution, command-line, automation, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- mmstick/parallel (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:56.654311+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:22:10.087799+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mmstick/parallel (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:56.654311+00:00, sha 6648783abb88)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/parallel (fetched 2026-08-29T12:29:10.466463+00:00, sha 7173cf4087a6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.