Decision Workspace
shells vs which vs run_script
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
shells
growingv0.2.0
Sugar-coating for invoking shell commands directly from Rust.
72
which
stablev8.0.2
A Rust equivalent of Unix command "which". Locate installed executable in cross platforms.
58
run_script
growingv0.11.2
Run shell scripts in rust.
Core Metrics
| shells | which | run_script | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 72 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 45.2K | 340.2M | 3.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 24.8M | 109.6K |
| Dependents | 44 | 25.5K | 521 |
| Releases | 4 | 40 | 46 |
| Last Updated | 3701d ago | 78d ago | 223d ago |
| Age | 10y 2m | 10y 7m | 8y 6m |
Health Breakdown
shells
Maintenance
2
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
which
Maintenance
15
Quality
17
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
run_script
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| shells | which | run_script | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 8.0.2 | 0.11.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MPL-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 2KB | 27KB | 14KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 10.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.70 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •which leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •which is depended on by 25.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ shells has not been updated in over a year.
- •shells, run_script are pre-1.0 — API may change.