cargo (1) Linux Manual Page
cargo – The Rust package manager
Synopsis
cargo <COMMAND> [<ARGS>…]Description
This program is a package manager for the Rust language, available at <http://rust-lang.org>.Options
- -h, –help
- Display a help message.
- -V, –version
- Print version information and exit.
- –list
- List all available cargo commands.
- –explain CODE
- Run rustc –explain CODE
- -v, –verbose
- Use verbose output.
- –color
- Configure coloring of output.
Commands
To get extended information about commands, run cargo help <command> or man cargo-command- cargo-build(1)
- Compile the current project.
- cargo-clean(1)
- Remove the target directory with build output.
- cargo-doc(1)
- Build this project’s and its dependencies’ documentation.
- cargo-init(1)
- Create a new cargo project in the current directory.
- cargo-install(1)
- Install a Rust binary.
- cargo-new(1)
- Create a new cargo project.
- cargo-run(1)
- Build and execute src/main.rs.
- cargo-test(1)
- Run the tests for the package.
- cargo-bench(1)
- Run the benchmarks for the package.
- cargo-update(1)
- Update dependencies in Cargo.lock.
- cargo-package(1)
- Generate a source tarball for the current package.
- cargo-publish(1)
- Package and upload this project to the registry.
- cargo-owner(1)
- Manage the owners of a crate on the registry.
- cargo-uninstall(1)
- Remove a Rust binary.
- cargo-search(1)
- Search registry for crates.
- cargo-version(1)
- Print cargo’s version and exit.
Files
- ~/.cargo
- Directory in which Cargo stores repository data. Cargo can be instructed to use a .cargo subdirectory in a different location by setting the CARGO_HOME environment variable.
Examples
Build a local package and all of its dependencies$
cargo build
Build a package with optimizations
$
cargo build –release
Run tests for a cross-compiled target
$
cargo test –target i686-unknown-linux-gnu
Create a new project that builds an executable
$
cargo new –bin foobar
Create a project in the current directory
$
mkdir foo && cd foo
$cargo init .
Learn about a command’s options and usage
$
cargo help clean