Decision Workspace
fencecat vs luff vs watchexec-cli
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
fencecat
experimentalv0.2.2
Walkdir cat with markdown fenced code output
51
luff
growingv0.2.0
Print files with formatting
62
watchexec-cli
stablev2.5.0
Executes commands in response to file modifications
Core Metrics
| fencecat | luff | watchexec-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 51 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 1.2K | 1.6K | 644.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 11 | 19 | 2.2K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Releases | 7 | 3 | 53 |
| Last Updated | 108d ago | 6d ago | 30d ago |
| Age | 5m | 2y 1m | 4y 10m |
Health Breakdown
fencecat
Maintenance
13
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
luff
Maintenance
17
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
watchexec-cli
Maintenance
17
Quality
18
Community
7
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| fencecat | luff | watchexec-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 0.2.0 | 2.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0-only | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 31 | 48 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 135KB | 78KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.8% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •watchexec-cli leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •fencecat, luff are pre-1.0 — API may change.