Decision Workspace
tilde-expand vs shell-words vs gshell
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
31
tilde-expand
growingv0.1.1
perform shell-style tilde expansion of home directories in paths
62
shell-words
growingv1.1.1
Process command line according to parsing rules of UNIX shell
54
gshell
experimentalv1.0.3
gshell is a shell for people who live in the terminal. It pairs familiar Unix behavior with a tighter core, fast interaction, and an interface built to stay out of the way.
Core Metrics
| tilde-expand | shell-words | gshell | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 31 | 62 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 52.5K | 100.3M | 65 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 9.5M | 0 |
| Dependents | 24 | 10.5K | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 3688d ago | 166d ago | 53d ago |
| Age | 10y 3m | 8y 2m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
tilde-expand
Maintenance
3
Quality
9
Community
7
Popularity
6
Documentation
6
shell-words
Maintenance
11
Quality
23
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
8
gshell
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| tilde-expand | shell-words | gshell | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 1.1.1 | 1.0.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | WTFPL | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 1KB | 10KB | 77KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | — | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •shell-words leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •shell-words is depended on by 10.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ tilde-expand has not been updated in over a year.
- •tilde-expand is pre-1.0 — API may change.