Decision Workspace
commot vs cat-cli vs filecat
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
32
commot
growingv0.1.1
A better alternative of the cat command.
50
cat-cli
experimentalv0.9.0
Concatenate and send files to standard output
44
filecat
growingv0.3.1
Print file contents with colored headers
Core Metrics
| commot | cat-cli | filecat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 32 | 50 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 2.9K | 751 | 4.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 12 | 6 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 10 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 1447d ago | 77d ago | 623d ago |
| Age | 3y 11m | 5m | 1y 8m |
Health Breakdown
commot
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
7
cat-cli
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
filecat
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| commot | cat-cli | filecat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.9.0 | 0.3.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Unlicense OR CC0-1.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 79KB | 4KB | 82KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.59 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cat-cli leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •filecat has the most downloads (4.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ commot, filecat have not been updated in over a year.