Decision Workspace
cmdexpand vs shellexpand vs arborium-batch
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
cmdexpand
growingv0.3.2
This crate performs batch-like expansions
74
shellexpand
stablev3.1.2
Shell-like expansions in strings
64
arborium-batch
experimentalv2.16.0
Batch grammar for arborium (tree-sitter bindings)
Core Metrics
| cmdexpand | shellexpand | arborium-batch | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 74 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 7.4K | 37.5M | 3.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 8 | 2.8M | 855 |
| Dependents | 0 | 9.1K | 48 |
| Releases | 6 | 11 | 45 |
| Last Updated | 915d ago | 32d ago | 16d ago |
| Age | 2y 6m | 10y | 3m |
Health Breakdown
cmdexpand
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
shellexpand
Maintenance
15
Quality
23
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
arborium-batch
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| cmdexpand | shellexpand | arborium-batch | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.2 | 3.1.2 | 2.16.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | non-standard | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 26KB | 48KB |
| Features | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.31 | 1.85 |
| 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.
- •shellexpand is depended on by 9.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ cmdexpand has not been updated in over a year.
- •cmdexpand is pre-1.0 — API may change.