Decision Workspace
dotz vs dotbak vs permsearch
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
dotz
growingv1.0.3
A CLI tool to manage your dotfiles (unix only)
41
dotbak
growingv0.3.5
Manage and backup dotfiles with ease!
47
permsearch
growingv1.0.1
Simple search for finding mistakes in filesystem owner and permission settings
Core Metrics
| dotz | dotbak | permsearch | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 41 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 5.3K | 21.4K | 1.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 22 | 5 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 18 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 1160d ago | 626d ago | 392d ago |
| Age | 3y 2m | 2y 8m | 1y 2m |
Health Breakdown
dotz
Maintenance
10
Quality
20
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
dotbak
Maintenance
7
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
permsearch
Maintenance
6
Quality
19
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| dotz | dotbak | permsearch | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.3 | 0.3.5 | 1.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 11 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 20KB | 41KB | 12KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •dotz leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •dotbak has the most downloads (21.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ dotz, dotbak, permsearch have not been updated in over a year.
- •dotbak is pre-1.0 — API may change.