Decision Workspace
mkdtemp vs temp-dir vs tmpdir
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
mkdtemp
growingv0.2.0
A thin wrapper around libc's mkdtemp, UNIX only
64
temp-dir
growingv0.2.0
Simple temporary directory with cleanup
50
tmpdir
growingv1.0.0
Useful to create temp directories and copy their contents on completion of some action. Tmp dirs will be created using [`env::temp_dir`] with some random characters prefixed to prevent a name clash
Core Metrics
| mkdtemp | temp-dir | tmpdir | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 64 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 2.7K | 5.9M | 62.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 338.3K | 4.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 2.2K | 79 |
| Releases | 2 | 18 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 957d ago | 46d ago | 1127d ago |
| Age | 2y 7m | 5y | 3y 1m |
Health Breakdown
mkdtemp
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
temp-dir
Maintenance
15
Quality
16
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
tmpdir
Maintenance
1
Quality
19
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| mkdtemp | temp-dir | tmpdir | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.2.0 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 6KB | 5KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •temp-dir leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •temp-dir is depended on by 2.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ mkdtemp, tmpdir have not been updated in over a year.
- •mkdtemp, temp-dir are pre-1.0 — API may change.