Radar check
What we found when we opened it. Every bar is one fact, with its date.
Last code pushed 26 Oct 2026, the same day before this check.
Latest release 0.12.0 on 17 Sep 2026.
Public since August 2013, a little over 13 years.
24,290 stars and 2,118 forks.
1,615 commits and 560 new issues in the last 90 days.
1,070 contributors. 1163 pull requests merged in 90 days.
A security policy says how to report a problem. 65 published security advisories.
How the bars are scored
- Alive. Days since the last code push: a week or less 100, a month 90, three months 70, six months 50, a year 30, eighteen months 15, older 0.
- Releases. Age of the latest GitHub release, on a similar scale; no bar when the project publishes no releases.
- Maturity. Age of the project: eight years 100, five 90, three 70, two 55, one 40, six months 25, younger 10.
- Adoption. Stars on a log scale: 100,000 stars is 100, 10,000 is 80, 1,000 is 60, 100 is 40.
- Activity. Commits in the last 90 days: 300 or more 100, 100 85, 30 65, 10 45, any 25.
- Community. People who have contributed: 100 or more 100, 30 80, 10 60, 5 40, 2 25, one 10.
- Security. A published security policy 80, none 40; published advisories are listed, not scored.
Checked by Repo Radar on 26 Oct 2026 from the repository on GitHub.
In simple English
This tool replaces standard command-line utilities like ls, cat, and cp with new versions written in the Rust programming language. It aims to work the exact same way as the original tools on Linux, macOS, and Windows. It provides clearer error messages when you make a typo in your commands. It costs nothing to use under an MIT licence. It is free open-source software that you compile yourself.
What it is
A complete reimplementation of the standard GNU coreutils suite written entirely in Rust. It serves as a drop-in replacement for traditional command-line tools with a focus on speed and cross-platform compatibility.
What it is good for
Solo builders who want identical command-line tools across different operating systems like Linux and Windows, or anyone looking for faster file and text operations in shell scripts.
- Runs on Linux, macOS, Windows, and WebAssembly.
- Produces helpful error messages with a pointer to the mistake.
- Matches the output and error codes of traditional coreutils.
- Requires the Rust toolchain installed to build from source.
- Some rare edge-case flags might still differ from original GNU tools.
- Compiling the entire suite takes a few minutes of CPU time.
GNU coreutils or BusyBox
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