Decision Workspace
r-shquote vs shell-words vs nu-plugin-bexpand
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
r-shquote
growingv0.1.1
POSIX Shell Compatible Argument Parser
63
shell-words
stablev1.1.1
Process command line according to parsing rules of UNIX shell
59
nu-plugin-bexpand
stablev1.3.11100
A brace expansion plugin compatible with Bash for nushell
Core Metrics
| r-shquote | shell-words | nu-plugin-bexpand | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 63 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 9.9K | 82.8M | 31.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 82 | 7.8M | 68 |
| Dependents | 0 | 9.5K | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 4 | 36 |
| Last Updated | 2705d ago | 107d ago | 26d ago |
| Age | 7y 5m | 8y | 2y 9m |
Health Breakdown
r-shquote
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
shell-words
Maintenance
12
Quality
23
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
8
nu-plugin-bexpand
Maintenance
18
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| r-shquote | shell-words | nu-plugin-bexpand | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 1.1.1 | 1.3.11100 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR LGPL-2.1-or-later | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 10KB | 19KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | — | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •shell-words leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •shell-words is depended on by 9.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ r-shquote has not been updated in over a year.
- •r-shquote is pre-1.0 — API may change.