Decision Workspace
v_shellescape vs arghsh vs shellexpand
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
v_shellescape
growingv0.3.5
Shell escaping code
37
arghsh
growingv0.1.1
A login shell for SSH RPC that safely passes through your argument vector.
74
shellexpand
stablev3.1.2
Shell-like expansions in strings
Core Metrics
| v_shellescape | arghsh | shellexpand | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 37 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 5.8K | 3.2K | 37.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 5 | 2.7M |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 9.1K |
| Releases | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 2420d ago | 1543d ago | 32d ago |
| Age | 7y 2m | 4y 11m | 10y |
Health Breakdown
v_shellescape
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
2
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
arghsh
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
shellexpand
Maintenance
15
Quality
23
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
Technical Details
| v_shellescape | arghsh | shellexpand | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.5 | 0.1.1 | 3.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | Unlicense | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 4KB | 26KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.31 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •shellexpand leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •shellexpand is depended on by 9.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ v_shellescape, arghsh have not been updated in over a year.
- •v_shellescape, arghsh are pre-1.0 — API may change.