Decision Workspace
yom vs cmd_lib vs shell-words
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
yom
experimentalv0.1.15
A modern, easy to install competitor to the dash shell, built solely to execute files.
66
cmd_lib
growingv2.0.0
Common rust commandline macros and utils, to write shell script like tasks easily
62
shell-words
growingv1.1.1
Process command line according to parsing rules of UNIX shell
Core Metrics
| yom | cmd_lib | shell-words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 66 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 267 | 3.3M | 100.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 144.9K | 9.5M |
| Dependents | 0 | 734 | 10.5K |
| Releases | 19 | 111 | 4 |
| Last Updated | today | 268d ago | 166d ago |
| Age | 24d | 6y 8m | 8y 2m |
Health Breakdown
yom
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
cmd_lib
Maintenance
10
Quality
19
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
shell-words
Maintenance
11
Quality
23
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
8
Technical Details
| yom | cmd_lib | shell-words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.15 | 2.0.0 | 1.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 52KB | 10KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | — |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cmd_lib leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •shell-words has the most downloads (100.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •shell-words is depended on by 10.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •yom is pre-1.0 — API may change.