Decision Workspace
rem-rs vs trash vs obliterate
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
rem-rs
growingv0.0.1
Over-engineered 'Move to Trash' script
68
trash
stablev5.2.6
A library for moving files and folders to the Recycle Bin
52
obliterate
experimentalv1.2.0
Force-remove Files and Directories on Linux Including Paths with 000 Permissions.
Core Metrics
| rem-rs | trash | obliterate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 68 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 1.6K | 1.9M | 242 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 126.4K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.2K | 6 |
| Releases | 1 | 47 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 1798d ago | 22d ago | 23d ago |
| Age | 4y 11m | 6y 10m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
rem-rs
Maintenance
1
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
trash
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
obliterate
Maintenance
12
Quality
17
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| rem-rs | trash | obliterate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.1 | 5.2.6 | 1.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 20 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 70KB | 18KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 12.8% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •trash leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •trash is depended on by 1.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ rem-rs has not been updated in over a year.
- •rem-rs is pre-1.0 — API may change.