clap

A full featured, fast Command Line Argument Parser for Rust

Science Score: 54.0%

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Keywords

argument-parser argument-parsing command-line command-line-parser parsed-arguments positional-arguments rust subcommands

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Repository

A full featured, fast Command Line Argument Parser for Rust

Basic Info

Host: GitHub
Owner: clap-rs
License: apache-2.0
Language: Rust
Default Branch: master
Homepage: docs.rs/clap
Size: 19.4 MB

Statistics

Stars: 15,447
Watchers: 65
Forks: 1,120
Open Issues: 373
Releases: 305

Topics

argument-parser argument-parsing command-line command-line-parser parsed-arguments positional-arguments rust subcommands

Created over 11 years ago · Last pushed 10 months ago

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clap

Command Line Argument Parser for Rust

Dual-licensed under Apache 2.0 or MIT.

About

Create your command-line parser, with all of the bells and whistles, declaratively or procedurally.

For more details, see: - docs.rs - examples

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Name: clap-rs
Login: clap-rs
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Website: https://clap.rs
Repositories: 14
Profile: https://github.com/clap-rs

Crates related to clap (Argument Parsing Framework in Rust)

Citation (CITATION.cff)

# Parser settings.
cff-version: 1.2.0
message: Please cite this crate using these information.

# Version information.
date-released: 2025-09-02
version: 4.5.47

# Project information.
abstract: A full featured, fast Command Line Argument Parser for Rust
authors:
  - alias: kbknapp
    family-names: Knapp
    given-names: Kevin B.
  - name: The Clap Community
license:
  - Apache-2.0
  - MIT
repository-artifact: https://crates.io/crates/clap
repository-code: https://github.com/clap-rs/clap
title: clap
url: https://docs.rs/clap

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Last synced: about 1 year ago

All Time

Total Commits: 6,419
Total Committers: 554
Avg Commits per committer: 11.587
Development Distribution Score (DDS): 0.577

Past Year

Commits: 549
Committers: 53
Avg Commits per committer: 10.358
Development Distribution Score (DDS): 0.282

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Issues and Pull Requests

Last synced: 10 months ago

All Time

Total issues: 544
Total pull requests: 803
Average time to close issues: 6 months
Average time to close pull requests: 23 days
Total issue authors: 402
Total pull request authors: 195
Average comments per issue: 4.01
Average comments per pull request: 0.92
Merged pull requests: 550
Bot issues: 2
Bot pull requests: 109

Past Year

Issues: 135
Pull requests: 312
Average time to close issues: 8 days
Average time to close pull requests: 7 days
Issue authors: 115
Pull request authors: 81
Average comments per issue: 1.31
Average comments per pull request: 0.7
Merged pull requests: 205
Bot issues: 0
Bot pull requests: 54

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Packages

Total packages: 17
Total downloads:
- cargo 1,395,004,870 total
Total docker downloads: 390,996,356

Total dependent packages: 18,302
(may contain duplicates)
Total dependent repositories: 94,305
(may contain duplicates)
Total versions: 897
Total maintainers: 7

crates.io: clap

A simple to use, efficient, and full-featured Command Line Argument Parser

Documentation: https://docs.rs/clap/
License: MIT OR Apache-2.0
Latest release: 4.5.46
published 10 months ago

Versions: 439
Dependent Packages: 17,139
Dependent Repositories: 49,815
Downloads: 494,264,846 Total
Docker Downloads: 74,862,191

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Dependent packages count: 0.0%

Downloads: 0.0%

Dependent repos count: 0.1%

Docker downloads count: 0.1%

Average: 0.3%

Stargazers count: 0.8%

Forks count: 1.1%

Maintainers (1)

kbknapp

Last synced: 10 months ago

crates.io: clap_derive

Parse command line argument by defining a struct, derive crate.

Documentation: https://docs.rs/clap_derive/
License: MIT OR Apache-2.0
Latest release: 4.5.47
published 10 months ago

Versions: 85
Dependent Packages: 90
Dependent Repositories: 17,230
Downloads: 276,162,235 Total
Docker Downloads: 67,132,550

Rankings

Downloads: 0.1%

Docker downloads count: 0.2%

Dependent repos count: 0.2%

Average: 0.5%

Dependent packages count: 0.7%

Stargazers count: 0.8%

Forks count: 1.1%

Maintainers (1)

kbknapp

Last synced: 10 months ago

crates.io: clap_lex

Minimal, flexible command line parser

Documentation: https://docs.rs/clap_lex/
License: MIT OR Apache-2.0
Latest release: 0.7.5
published about 1 year ago

Versions: 22
Dependent Packages: 22
Dependent Repositories: 16,340
Downloads: 329,515,192 Total
Docker Downloads: 67,077,503

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Docker downloads count: 0.1%

Downloads: 0.1%

Dependent repos count: 0.2%

Average: 0.7%

Stargazers count: 0.8%

Forks count: 1.1%

Dependent packages count: 2.0%

Maintainers (1)

epage

Last synced: 10 months ago

crates.io: clap_complete

Generate shell completion scripts for your clap::Command

Documentation: https://docs.rs/clap_complete/
License: MIT OR Apache-2.0
Latest release: 4.5.57
published 11 months ago

Versions: 112
Dependent Packages: 697
Dependent Repositories: 1,641
Downloads: 41,843,319 Total
Docker Downloads: 56,255,182

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Dependent packages count: 0.2%

Docker downloads count: 0.6%

Downloads: 0.7%

Average: 0.7%

Stargazers count: 0.8%

Dependent repos count: 1.0%

Forks count: 1.1%

Maintainers (1)

epage

Last synced: 10 months ago

crates.io: clap_builder

A simple to use, efficient, and full-featured Command Line Argument Parser

Documentation: https://docs.rs/clap_builder/
License: MIT OR Apache-2.0
Latest release: 4.5.47
published 10 months ago

Versions: 90
Dependent Packages: 16
Dependent Repositories: 8,797
Downloads: 240,861,690 Total
Docker Downloads: 32,472,303

Rankings

Downloads: 0.2%

Dependent repos count: 0.3%

Stargazers count: 0.8%

Forks count: 1.1%

Average: 1.4%

Docker downloads count: 1.7%

Dependent packages count: 4.5%

Maintainers (1)

epage

Last synced: 10 months ago

crates.io: clap_mangen

A manpage generator for clap

Documentation: https://docs.rs/clap_mangen/
License: MIT OR Apache-2.0
Latest release: 0.2.29
published 11 months ago

Versions: 43
Dependent Packages: 193
Dependent Repositories: 278
Downloads: 5,239,242 Total
Docker Downloads: 23,306,107

Rankings

Dependent packages count: 0.6%

Stargazers count: 0.8%

Forks count: 1.1%

Average: 1.6%

Dependent repos count: 2.3%

Downloads: 2.3%

Docker downloads count: 2.4%

Maintainers (1)

epage

Last synced: 10 months ago

crates.io: clap_complete_fig

A generator library used with clap for Fig completion scripts

Documentation: https://docs.rs/clap_complete_fig/
License: MIT OR Apache-2.0
Latest release: 4.5.2
published almost 2 years ago

Versions: 32
Dependent Packages: 24
Dependent Repositories: 87
Downloads: 2,774,127 Total
Docker Downloads: 23,301,046

Rankings

Stargazers count: 0.8%

Docker downloads count: 0.9%

Forks count: 1.1%

Average: 1.8%

Dependent packages count: 2.1%

Downloads: 2.4%

Dependent repos count: 3.6%

Maintainers (1)

epage

Last synced: 10 months ago

crates.io: clap_generate

Renamed to clap_complete

Documentation: https://docs.rs/clap_generate/
License: MIT OR Apache-2.0
Latest release: 3.0.3
published over 4 years ago

Versions: 22
Dependent Packages: 80
Dependent Repositories: 76
Downloads: 496,269 Total
Docker Downloads: 23,282,367

Rankings

Dependent packages count: 0.6%

Stargazers count: 0.8%

Forks count: 1.1%

Average: 2.1%

Docker downloads count: 3.1%

Downloads: 3.4%

Dependent repos count: 3.8%

Maintainers (1)

kbknapp

Last synced: 10 months ago

crates.io: clap_complete_nushell

A generator library used with clap for Nushell completion scripts

Documentation: https://docs.rs/clap_complete_nushell/
License: MIT OR Apache-2.0
Latest release: 4.5.8
published 12 months ago

Versions: 27
Dependent Packages: 28
Dependent Repositories: 36
Downloads: 3,751,345 Total
Docker Downloads: 23,307,107

Rankings

Stargazers count: 0.8%

Docker downloads count: 1.0%

Forks count: 1.1%

Average: 3.2%

Dependent repos count: 4.9%

Downloads: 5.0%

Dependent packages count: 6.3%

Maintainers (2)

epage nibon7

Last synced: 10 months ago

crates.io: clap2

A simple to use, efficient, and full-featured Command Line Argument Parser

Documentation: https://docs.rs/clap2/
License: MIT OR Apache-2.0

Versions: 4
Dependent Packages: 7
Dependent Repositories: 1
Downloads: 6,848 Total

Rankings

Stargazers count: 0.8%

Forks count: 1.1%

Dependent packages count: 4.0%

Average: 9.9%

Dependent repos count: 17.0%

Downloads: 26.3%

Maintainers (1)

SUPERCILEX

Last synced: 10 months ago

crates.io: clap_generate_fig

Renamed to clap_complete_fig

Documentation: https://docs.rs/clap_generate_fig/
License: MIT OR Apache-2.0
Latest release: 3.0.1
published over 4 years ago

Versions: 15
Dependent Packages: 1
Dependent Repositories: 0
Downloads: 29,753 Total

Rankings

Stargazers count: 0.7%

Forks count: 1.2%

Downloads: 11.7%

Average: 12.0%

Dependent packages count: 17.0%

Dependent repos count: 29.3%

Maintainers (2)

epage kbknapp

Last synced: 10 months ago

crates.io: tamasfe-clap

A personal fork of clap, do not use!

Homepage: https://clap.rs/
Documentation: https://docs.rs/tamasfe-clap/
License: MIT OR Apache-2.0
Latest release: 3.0.0-beta.2
published over 5 years ago

Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 1
Dependent Repositories: 0
Downloads: 7,124 Total

Rankings

Stargazers count: 0.7%

Forks count: 1.2%

Average: 13.0%

Downloads: 16.8%

Dependent packages count: 17.0%

Dependent repos count: 29.3%

Maintainers (1)

tamasfe

Last synced: 10 months ago

crates.io: clap_lex_cryo

Minimal, flexible command line parser

Documentation: https://docs.rs/clap_lex_cryo/
License: MIT OR Apache-2.0
Latest release: 0.5.0
published almost 3 years ago

Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 1
Dependent Repositories: 1
Downloads: 13,199 Total

Rankings

Stargazers count: 0.8%

Forks count: 1.1%

Dependent repos count: 17.0%

Average: 18.4%

Dependent packages count: 30.8%

Downloads: 42.3%

Maintainers (1)

sslivkoff

Last synced: 10 months ago

crates.io: clap_derive_cryo

Parse command line argument by defining a struct, derive crate.

Documentation: https://docs.rs/clap_derive_cryo/
License: MIT OR Apache-2.0
Latest release: 4.3.12
published almost 3 years ago

Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 1
Dependent Repositories: 1
Downloads: 12,965 Total

Rankings

Stargazers count: 0.8%

Forks count: 1.1%

Dependent repos count: 17.0%

Average: 18.5%

Dependent packages count: 30.8%

Downloads: 42.9%

Maintainers (1)

sslivkoff

Last synced: 10 months ago

crates.io: clap_builder_cryo

A simple to use, efficient, and full-featured Command Line Argument Parser

Documentation: https://docs.rs/clap_builder_cryo/
License: MIT OR Apache-2.0
Latest release: 4.3.21-cryo
published almost 3 years ago

Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 1
Dependent Repositories: 1
Downloads: 12,920 Total

Rankings

Stargazers count: 0.8%

Forks count: 1.1%

Dependent repos count: 17.0%

Average: 18.6%

Dependent packages count: 30.8%

Downloads: 43.1%

Maintainers (1)

sslivkoff

Last synced: 10 months ago

crates.io: clap_cryo

A simple to use, efficient, and full-featured Command Line Argument Parser

Documentation: https://docs.rs/clap_cryo/
License: MIT OR Apache-2.0
Latest release: 4.3.21-cryo
published almost 3 years ago

Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 1
Dependent Repositories: 1
Downloads: 12,620 Total

Rankings

Stargazers count: 0.8%

Forks count: 1.1%

Dependent repos count: 17.0%

Average: 18.7%

Dependent packages count: 30.8%

Downloads: 43.7%

Maintainers (1)

sslivkoff

Last synced: 10 months ago

crates.io: clap_up

Automatic code upgrader for Clap

Homepage: https://clap.rs/
Documentation: https://docs.rs/clap_up/
License: MIT OR Apache-2.0
Status: removed
Latest release: 0.0.0
published over 5 years ago

Versions: 1
Dependent Packages: 0
Dependent Repositories: 0
Downloads: 1,176 Total

Rankings

Stargazers count: 0.7%

Forks count: 1.2%

Average: 27.8%

Dependent repos count: 29.3%

Dependent packages count: 33.8%

Downloads: 74.0%

Maintainers (1)

pksunkara

Last synced: 10 months ago

Dependencies

.github/workflows/audit.yml actions

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Cargo.lock cargo

129 dependencies

Cargo.toml cargo

humantime 2 development
rustversion 1 development
shlex 1.1.0 development
snapbox 0.4 development
static_assertions 1.1.0 development
trybuild 1.0.73 development
trycmd 0.14.9 development
unic-emoji-char 0.9.0 development
backtrace 0.3
bitflags 1.2
clap_derive =4.1.0
clap_lex 0.3.0
is-terminal 0.4.1
once_cell 1.12.0
strsim 0.10
termcolor 1.1.1
terminal_size 0.2.1
unicase 2.6
unicode-width 0.1.9

clap_complete/Cargo.toml cargo

clap 4.0.0 development
snapbox 0.4 development
trycmd 0.14.6 development
clap 4.1.0
clap_lex 0.3.0
is_executable 1.0.1
os_str_bytes 6.0
pathdiff 0.2.1
shlex 1.1.0
unicode-xid 0.2.2

clap_complete_fig/Cargo.toml cargo

clap 4.0.0 development
snapbox 0.4 development
clap 4.0.0
clap_complete 4.0.0

clap_mangen/Cargo.toml cargo

clap 4.0.0 development
snapbox 0.4 development
clap 4.0.0
roff 0.2.1

clap_bench/Cargo.toml cargo

clap_builder/Cargo.toml cargo

color-print 0.3.4 development
humantime 2.1.0 development
rustversion 1.0.14 development
shlex 1.1.0 development
snapbox 0.4.12 development
static_assertions 1.1.0 development
trybuild 1.0.83 development
trycmd 0.14.17 development
unic-emoji-char 0.9.0 development
anstream 0.5.0
anstyle 1.0.0
backtrace 0.3.67
clap_lex 0.5.0
strsim 0.10.0
terminal_size 0.3.0
unicase 2.6.0
unicode-width 0.1.9

clap_complete_nushell/Cargo.toml cargo

clap 4.0.0 development
completest 0.0.20 development
snapbox 0.4.12 development
clap 4.0.0
clap_complete 4.0.0

clap_derive/Cargo.toml cargo

clap_lex/Cargo.toml cargo

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