cpio

59.7K downloads in the last 30 days (2.0K/day), up 34% from the previous period.

132 crates depend on cpio. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.

Despite being 9+ years old, cpio hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

cpio has no external dependencies — minimal supply chain risk and fast compile times.

At 8KB, cpio is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

Notable dependents include coreos-installer, rpm-rs, flop, rpm-infra, nix-cpio-generator. When high-quality crates choose cpio, it's a strong quality signal.