grep

303.5K downloads in the last 30 days (10.1K/day), up 10% from the previous period.

995 crates depend on grep. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.

The primary maintainer publishes 86 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.

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

At 7KB, grep is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

Notable dependents include cargo-machete, ripgrep, safe_network, web-view, grip-grab. When high-quality crates choose grep, it's a strong quality signal.