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cargo — Manage Rust projects and their module dependencies (crates). Some subcommands such as `build` have t

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Problem

How to use the cargo command: Manage Rust projects and their module dependencies (crates). Some subcommands such as build have their own usage documentation. More information: <https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/cargo/>.

Solution

cargo — Manage Rust projects and their module dependencies (crates). Some subcommands such as build have their own usage documentation. More information: <https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/cargo/>.

Search for crates:

cargo search {{search_string}}

Install a binary crate:

cargo install {{crate_name}}

List installed binary crates:

cargo install --list

Create a new binary or library Rust project in the specified directory (or the current working directory by default):

cargo init --{{bin|lib}} {{path/to/directory}}

Add a dependency to Cargo.toml in the current directory:

cargo add {{dependency}}

Build the Rust project in the current directory using the release profile:

cargo {{[b|build]}} {{[-r|--release]}}

Build the Rust project in the current directory using the nightly compiler (requires rustup):

cargo +nightly {{[b|build]}}

Build using a specific number of threads (default is the number of logical CPUs):

cargo {{[b|build]}} {{[-j|--jobs]}} {{number_of_threads}}

Code Snippets

Search for crates

cargo search {{search_string}}

Install a binary crate

cargo install {{crate_name}}

List installed binary crates

cargo install --list

Create a new binary or library Rust project in the specified directory (or the current working directory by default)

cargo init --{{bin|lib}} {{path/to/directory}}

Add a dependency to `Cargo.toml` in the current directory

cargo add {{dependency}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/cargo

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