Decision Workspace
puf vs rmtree vs nrip
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
puf
experimentalv0.1.0
A safe, fast, and cross-platform command-line trash utility, acting as a modern alternative to rm.
54
rmtree
growingv1.2.1
rmtree is a faster rm -rf
46
nrip
experimentalv0.8.9
Safe rm with a graveyard (MVP: rm, ls, prune, resurrect)
Core Metrics
| puf | rmtree | nrip | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 54 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 16 | 1.5K | 4.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| Last Updated | 43d ago | 135d ago | 273d ago |
| Age | 1m | 10m | 9m |
Health Breakdown
puf
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
rmtree
Maintenance
12
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
nrip
Maintenance
15
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| puf | rmtree | nrip | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.2.1 | 0.8.9 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 6 | 23 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 15KB | 34KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.74.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rmtree leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •nrip has the most downloads (4.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •puf, nrip are pre-1.0 — API may change.