Decision Workspace
bt_string_utils vs shellexpand vs shell-words
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
bt_string_utils
growingv0.2.13
Basic string operations
74
shellexpand
stablev3.1.2
Shell-like expansions in strings
63
shell-words
stablev1.1.1
Process command line according to parsing rules of UNIX shell
Core Metrics
| bt_string_utils | shellexpand | shell-words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 74 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 3.9K | 37.5M | 82.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 92 | 2.8M | 7.8M |
| Dependents | 17 | 9.1K | 9.5K |
| Releases | 15 | 11 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 29d ago | 32d ago | 107d ago |
| Age | 1y 1m | 10y | 8y |
Health Breakdown
bt_string_utils
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
shellexpand
Maintenance
15
Quality
23
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
shell-words
Maintenance
12
Quality
23
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
8
Technical Details
| bt_string_utils | shellexpand | shell-words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.13 | 3.1.2 | 1.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0-only | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 15KB | 26KB | 10KB |
| Features | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | — |
| MSRV | — | 1.31 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •shellexpand leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •shell-words has the most downloads (82.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •shell-words is depended on by 9.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •bt_string_utils is pre-1.0 — API may change.