Decision Workspace
kpy vs recursive_copy vs rfcp
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
26
kpy
growingv0.1.0-alpha
A reimplentation of linux's cp in rust
48
recursive_copy
experimentalv1.2.1
A minimal, safe, and portable recursive copy library for Unix systems
38
rfcp
growingv2.0.0
Replacement for cp
Core Metrics
| kpy | recursive_copy | rfcp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 26 | 48 | 38 |
| Total Downloads | 1.7K | 197 | 8.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 50 | 9 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 1678d ago | 16d ago | 881d ago |
| Age | 4y 7m | 4m | 2y 5m |
Health Breakdown
kpy
Maintenance
1
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
4
recursive_copy
Maintenance
17
Quality
10
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
rfcp
Maintenance
7
Quality
13
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| kpy | recursive_copy | rfcp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0-alpha | 1.2.1 | 2.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | non-standard | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 20KB | 408KB | 10KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 60.0% | 71.4% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •recursive_copy leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rfcp has the most downloads (8.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ kpy, rfcp have not been updated in over a year.
- •kpy is pre-1.0 — API may change.