cargo-script VS rust-script

Compare cargo-script vs rust-script and see what are their differences.

cargo-script

Cargo script subcommand (by DanielKeep)

rust-script

Run Rust files and expressions as scripts without any setup or compilation step. (by fornwall)
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cargo-script

Posts with mentions or reviews of cargo-script. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-12-03.

rust-script

Posts with mentions or reviews of rust-script. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-15.
  • How to convince my boss that Rust is usable
    2 projects | /r/rust | 15 Jun 2023
    To address your concerns about non-trivial building process making Rust less suitable for small scripts : https://rust-script.org/ Work is actively being done. (not by me)
  • I made a scriptable spaced repetition CLI with Rust and Rhai!
    2 projects | /r/rust | 7 May 2023
    I started this as a little script made with rust-script, which took only a few hours to mock up, and then I was able to refactor the core logic into a much larger scriptable system over only about a day. And, Rust being Rust, it worked first time once I got it compiling! Also, I have to say, having a full-blown custom scripting engine just work is a novelty coming from web programming, and Rhai is a great choice if you need this sort of functionality in your own projects!
  • Organizing a large collection of Rust "scripts"?
    3 projects | /r/rust | 12 Apr 2023
    Use rust-script ! Instead of having a folder for each script, your script could be a single file, just like you would in python. Then you can put all the files in a single directory with a readme describing the functionality and use-case of each script.
  • Pre-RFC: `cargo-script` for everyone
    2 projects | /r/rust | 7 Apr 2023
    In case you didn't notice in the Prior Art section, rust-script is the most actively maintained descendant of cargo-script (from which the cargo-eval crate is forked as well).
  • Rust tech stack
    11 projects | /r/rust | 23 Mar 2023
    Someone even wrote https://rust-script.org/ to make that "shell scripting using Rust" use-case more convenient.
  • would you use rust for scripting?
    6 projects | /r/rust | 20 Mar 2023
    Is rust-script close enough?
    6 projects | /r/rust | 20 Mar 2023
    So personally, I use: - bash for super super basic things - ifs and loops are pretty much off the table - Rust for anything more complex than that - I've had a good time using https://rust-script.org/ , it's got some really cool features, and a very Unix-y feel
    6 projects | /r/rust | 20 Mar 2023
  • Why is Rust always advertised as system programming not general purpose programming?
    3 projects | /r/rust | 3 Dec 2022
    That may have been more of the originator of the idea, but what I believe I had used was rust-script, looking into it more. That one isn't maintained.
  • How has learning Rust been a benefit to you in other programming areas?
    2 projects | /r/rust | 15 Nov 2022
    If you want that, check out rust-script.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing cargo-script and rust-script you can also consider the following projects:

cargo-do - allows you to run multiple cargo commands in a row

evcxr

cargo-watch - Watches over your Cargo project's source.

cargo-outdated - A cargo subcommand for displaying when Rust dependencies are out of date

cargo-edit - A utility for managing cargo dependencies from the command line.

cargo-graph

rust-analyzer - A Rust compiler front-end for IDEs [Moved to: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-analyzer]

cargo-script - Cargo script subcommand

rust-cli-boilerplate - Rust project boilerplate for CLI applications

dotfiles - My configuration files and personal collection of scripts.

Cargo - The Rust package manager