Decision Workspace
esh vs cmd_lib vs git_cmd
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
esh
experimentalv0.1.1
Embeddable SHell - a Rust library for building interactive, command-driven CLI applications.
67
cmd_lib
growingv2.0.0
Common rust commandline macros and utils, to write shell script like tasks easily
61
git_cmd
growingv0.6.28
Wrapper around git cli
Core Metrics
| esh | cmd_lib | git_cmd | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 67 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 35 | 3.0M | 102.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 170.4K | 1.2K |
| Dependents | 0 | 726 | 431 |
| Releases | 2 | 111 | 78 |
| Last Updated | 37d ago | 209d ago | 40d ago |
| Age | 1m | 6y 6m | 4y 1m |
Health Breakdown
esh
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
3
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
cmd_lib
Maintenance
11
Quality
19
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
git_cmd
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| esh | cmd_lib | git_cmd | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 2.0.0 | 0.6.28 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 12 | 11 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 41KB | 52KB | 14KB |
| Features | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85.1 | 1.88 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cmd_lib leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cmd_lib is depended on by 726 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •esh, git_cmd are pre-1.0 — API may change.