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rm_rf

v0.6.2 Growing

Force-remove a file/directory and all descendants

MIT OR Apache-2.0 OR CC0-1.0 Edition 2018
#file#recursive#directory#delete#remove

Quick Verdict

  • โœ•Not updated for 3+ years
  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Trusted by 240 crates
  • โœ“Tiny footprint (4KB, 1 deps)
  • โœ“Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0 OR CC0-1.0)

Security

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Downloads
156.2K
Dependents
240
Releases
15
Size
4KB

Deep Insights

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Steady growth

2.8K downloads in the last 30 days (93/day), up 1% from the previous period.

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Moderate adoption

240 crates depend on rm_rf. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

Despite being 7+ years old, rm_rf hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Minimal dependencies

Only 1 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.

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Compact crate

At 4KB, rm_rf is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include rua, garden-tools, polywrap_fs_plugin, cargo-odra, xlsx_writer. When high-quality crates choose rm_rf, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 4/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 15/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 9/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 6/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 9/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
92/day avg-4%
05010015020025012/291/162/32/213/113/28

Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.6.2
75%
v0.6.1
15%
v0.6.0
6%
v0.3.0
2%
v0.5.1
2%

Release Timeline

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Maintainers

Dependencies
1
direct dependencies
Dependents
240
crates depend on rm_rf

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