Decision Workspace
subcmd vs patharg vs args
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
subcmd
growingv0.1.0
Cargo like subcommand parser
50
patharg
growingv0.4.1
Treat "-" (hyphen/dash) arguments as stdin/stdout
49
args
growingv2.2.0
An argument parsing and validation library designed to take some of tediousness out of the general 'getopts' crate.
Core Metrics
| subcmd | patharg | args | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 50 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 6.9K | 49.0K | 3.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 20 | 2.4K | 1.2M |
| Dependents | 0 | 45 | 41 |
| Releases | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 3436d ago | 287d ago | 2950d ago |
| Age | 10y 3m | 2y 11m | 10y |
Health Breakdown
subcmd
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
patharg
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
args
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
9
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| subcmd | patharg | args | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.4.1 | 2.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 15 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 20KB | 11KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8.3% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | — |
| MSRV | — | 1.78 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •patharg leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •args has the most downloads (3.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ subcmd, args have not been updated in over a year.
- •subcmd, patharg are pre-1.0 — API may change.