Decision Workspace
shellhist-core vs shellhist-forensic vs pxh
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
shellhist-core
experimentalv0.1.0
Shell command-history reader: bash, zsh (extended), PowerShell PSReadLine, and fish history files → typed, timestamped entries
50
shellhist-forensic
experimentalv0.2.0
Forensic anomaly auditor for shell command history — history clearing, timestamp regression, and download-pipe-to-shell as graded report::Finding, built on shellhist-core
52
pxh
growingv0.10.1
pxh is a fast, cross-shell history mining tool with interactive fuzzy search, secret scanning, and bidirectional sync across machines. It indexes bash and zsh history in SQLite with rich metadata for powerful recall.
Core Metrics
| shellhist-core | shellhist-forensic | pxh | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 50 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 714 | 36 | 3.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 2 | 30 |
| Last Updated | 31d ago | 15d ago | 9d ago |
| Age | 1m | 1m | 3y 5m |
Health Breakdown
shellhist-core
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
shellhist-forensic
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
pxh
Maintenance
18
Quality
10
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| shellhist-core | shellhist-forensic | pxh | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.2.0 | 0.10.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 2 | 29 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 7KB | 179KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.81 | 1.81 | 1.95 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •shellhist-core leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pxh has the most downloads (3.5K), suggesting wider adoption.