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cargo locate-project — Print the full path to the `Cargo.toml` manifest of a project. If the project is part of a workspace

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Problem

How to use the cargo locate-project command: Print the full path to the Cargo.toml manifest of a project. If the project is part of a workspace, the manifest of the project is shown, rather than that of the workspace. More information: <https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/commands/cargo-locate-project.html>.

Solution

cargo locate-project — Print the full path to the Cargo.toml manifest of a project. If the project is part of a workspace, the manifest of the project is shown, rather than that of the workspace. More information: <https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/commands/cargo-locate-project.html>.

Display the JSON object with full path to the Cargo.toml manifest:

cargo locate-project

Display the project path in the specified format:

cargo locate-project --message-format {{plain|json}}

Display the Cargo.toml manifest located at the root of the workspace as opposed to the current workspace member:

cargo locate-project --workspace

Display the Cargo.toml manifest of a specific directory:

cargo locate-project --manifest-path {{path/to/Cargo.toml}}

Code Snippets

Display the JSON object with full path to the `Cargo.toml` manifest

cargo locate-project

Display the project path in the specified format

cargo locate-project --message-format {{plain|json}}

Display the `Cargo.toml` manifest located at the root of the workspace as opposed to the current workspace member

cargo locate-project --workspace

Display the `Cargo.toml` manifest of a specific directory

cargo locate-project --manifest-path {{path/to/Cargo.toml}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/cargo locate-project

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