Decision Workspace
what-the-path vs shell-words vs cicada
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
what-the-path
growingv0.1.4
A rust library for easily adding paths to $PATH on UNIX
63
shell-words
stablev1.1.1
Process command line according to parsing rules of UNIX shell
52
cicada
stablev1.2.2
A simple Bash-like Unix shell.
Core Metrics
| what-the-path | shell-words | cicada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 63 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 23.2K | 82.8M | 122.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.2K | 7.6M | 114 |
| Dependents | 7 | 9.5K | 1 |
| Releases | 5 | 4 | 91 |
| Last Updated | 252d ago | 107d ago | 62d ago |
| Age | 1y 4m | 8y | 8y 12m |
Health Breakdown
what-the-path
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
shell-words
Maintenance
12
Quality
23
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
8
cicada
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| what-the-path | shell-words | cicada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.4 | 1.1.1 | 1.2.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 10KB | 107KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | — | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •shell-words leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •shell-words is depended on by 9.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •what-the-path is pre-1.0 — API may change.