Is shlex safe to use?

shlex has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (3.0.0). DepScope rates its health at 63/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of shlex?

The latest version of shlex is 3.0.0, released 2025-06-28.

Does shlex have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of shlex.

No, shlex is actively maintained. Latest release: 3.0.0 (2025-06-28).

What are alternatives to shlex?

Popular alternatives to shlex in npm include: ?, semver, minimatch, debug, brace-expansion.

shlex

npmv3.0.0

Node.js port of Python's shlex shell-like lexer

License MITpermissive11 versions1 maintainers0 deps490,256 weekly dl

rgov/node-shlex

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Health

use with caution

[email protected] low health (63/100) — consider alternatives

Moderate health score (63/100) — verify manually

Health breakdown0 – 100

10/25

maintenance

14/20

popularity

25/25

security

12/15

maturity

2/15

community

0/15

popularity_floor

Vulnerabilities

none known

Bundle & TypeScript

📦

Bundle Size

2.5 KBminified

1.2 KB gzipped

0 direct dependencies

side effects

🌟

TypeScript

10/10typed

bundled

Health History

Dependency Tree

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