Run util-linux from ChatGPT or Claude

• MacWorks

  Homebrew has a ready-made build; the AI can install it with brew install util-linux.

• LinuxWorks

  Homebrew on Linux has a ready-made build.

• WindowsNot in Homebrew

  Homebrew does not run on Windows. If util-linux has a Windows build, BCD can run it in PowerShell.

Version

2.42.4

License

BSD-3-Clause AND BSD-4-Clause-UC AND GPL-2.0-only AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-3

Installs (last 365 days)

14,781 · #661 in Homebrew

Homepage

github.com/util-linux/util-linux

Install

brew install util-linux

“Install util-linux with Homebrew and show me its version”
“Read util-linux --help and give me three useful examples for my files”
“Update util-linux and tell me what changed”

gettext

systemd

Can ChatGPT run util-linux on my computer?
Yes. With BCD on your Mac or Linux computer and command permission turned on for it, ChatGPT runs util-linux there and reads the output. Claude and other apps with MCP connectors can too.

Do I need to install util-linux first?
No. If Homebrew is installed, the AI can run brew install util-linux for you.

Is it safe?
A new computer starts read-only: running commands is turned on per computer, and BCD reaches only the folders you allow.

Try it on your computer

BCD connects ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps to your own Mac, Windows or Linux computer. One computer is free, with 20,000 tool calls a month and no card.