Decision Workspace
unixcli vs yes-cli vs argparse
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
unixcli
growingv0.1.3
Helper library for writing unix command line utilities in Rust
51
yes-cli
experimentalv0.1.0
Sends string repeatedly to stdout
45
argparse
growingv0.2.2
Powerful command-line argument parsing library
Core Metrics
| unixcli | yes-cli | argparse | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 51 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 6.7K | 172 | 2.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 7 | 25 | 42.9K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 1.0K |
| Releases | 4 | 8 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 2931d ago | 29d ago | 2765d ago |
| Age | 8y 12m | 4m | 11y 1m |
Health Breakdown
unixcli
Maintenance
2
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
yes-cli
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
argparse
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
5
Technical Details
| unixcli | yes-cli | argparse | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 0.1.0 | 0.2.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | Unlicense OR CC0-1.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 8KB | 19KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | — |
| MSRV | — | 1.56 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •yes-cli leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •argparse has the most downloads (2.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •argparse is depended on by 1.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ unixcli, argparse have not been updated in over a year.