Decision Workspace
rm_rf vs rm-rs vs rcp-tools-rrm
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
rm_rf
growingv0.6.2
Force-remove a file/directory and all descendants
37
rm-rs
growingv0.2.3
A cross-platform alternative to `rm`
51
rcp-tools-rrm
experimentalv0.29.0
Fast file removal tool - efficiently removes large filesets (similar to rm -rf but much faster)
Core Metrics
| rm_rf | rm-rs | rcp-tools-rrm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 37 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 156.2K | 5.0K | 89 |
| 30d Downloads | 2.7K | 7 | 18 |
| Dependents | 240 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 15 | 4 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 1423d ago | 662d ago | 10d ago |
| Age | 7y 4m | 1y 11m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
rm_rf
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
rm-rs
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
rcp-tools-rrm
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| rm_rf | rm-rs | rcp-tools-rrm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.2 | 0.2.3 | 0.29.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 OR CC0-1.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 25KB | 30KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rcp-tools-rrm leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rm_rf has the most downloads (156.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •rm_rf is depended on by 240 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ rm_rf, rm-rs have not been updated in over a year.