Decision Workspace
cat-cli vs mvx vs touch-cli
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
cat-cli
experimentalv0.9.0
Concatenate and send files to standard output
54
mvx
experimentalv0.2.8
Enhanced file and directory move utility with progress bars and cross-device support
52
touch-cli
growingv1.2.1
Fast, Parallelized touch(1) file utility
Core Metrics
| cat-cli | mvx | touch-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 54 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 751 | 4.6K | 9.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 12 | 29 | 19 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 10 | 13 | 14 |
| Last Updated | 77d ago | 5d ago | 191d ago |
| Age | 5m | 10m | 1y 9m |
Health Breakdown
cat-cli
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
mvx
Maintenance
19
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
touch-cli
Maintenance
11
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| cat-cli | mvx | touch-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.0 | 0.2.8 | 1.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Unlicense OR CC0-1.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 13 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 23KB | 12KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.59 | — | 1.75.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mvx leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •touch-cli has the most downloads (9.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •cat-cli, mvx are pre-1.0 — API may change.