.TH "CARGO" "1" "May 2016" "The Rust package manager" "Cargo Manual"
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.SH NAME
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cargo \- The Rust package manager
.SH SYNOPSIS
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\f[I]cargo\f[] <COMMAND> [<ARGS>...]
.SH DESCRIPTION
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This program is a package manager for the Rust language, available at
<http://rust-lang.org>.
.SH OPTIONS
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.B \-h, \-\-help
Display a help message.
.RS
.RE
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.B \-V, \-\-version
Print version information and exit.
.RS
.RE
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.B \-\-list
List all available cargo commands.
.RS
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.B \-\-explain CODE
Run \f[C]rustc\ \-\-explain\ CODE\f[]
.RS
.RE
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.B \-v, \-\-verbose
Use verbose output.
.RS
.RE
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.B \-\-color
Configure coloring of output.
.RS
.RE
.SH COMMANDS
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To get extended information about commands, run \f[I]cargo help
<command>\f[] or \f[I]man cargo\-command\f[]
.TP
.B cargo\-build(1)
Compile the current project.
.RS
.RE
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.B cargo\-clean(1)
Remove the target directory with build output.
.RS
.RE
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.B cargo\-doc(1)
Build this project\[aq]s and its dependencies\[aq] documentation.
.RS
.RE
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.B cargo\-init(1)
Create a new cargo project in the current directory.
.RS
.RE
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.B cargo\-install(1)
Install a Rust binary.
.RS
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.B cargo\-new(1)
Create a new cargo project.
.RS
.RE
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.B cargo\-run(1)
Build and execute src/main.rs.
.RS
.RE
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.B cargo\-test(1)
Run the tests for the package.
.RS
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.B cargo\-bench(1)
Run the benchmarks for the package.
.RS
.RE
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.B cargo\-update(1)
Update dependencies in Cargo.lock.
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.B cargo\-rustc(1)
Compile the current project, and optionally pass additional rustc parameters
.RS
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.B cargo\-package(1)
Generate a source tarball for the current package.
.RS
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.B cargo\-publish(1)
Package and upload this project to the registry.
.RS
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.B cargo\-owner(1)
Manage the owners of a crate on the registry.
.RS
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.B cargo\-uninstall(1)
Remove a Rust binary.
.RS
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.B cargo\-search(1)
Search registry for crates.
.RS
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.B cargo\-help(1)
Display help for a cargo command
.RS
.RE
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.B cargo\-version(1)
Print cargo\[aq]s version and exit.
.RS
.RE
.SH FILES
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.B ~/.cargo
Directory in which Cargo stores repository data.
Cargo can be instructed to use a \f[I]\&.cargo\f[] subdirectory in a
different location by setting the \f[B]CARGO_HOME\f[] environment
variable.
.RS
.RE
.SH EXAMPLES
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Build a local package and all of its dependencies
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
$\ cargo\ build
\f[]
.fi
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Build a package with optimizations
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
$\ cargo\ build\ \-\-release
\f[]
.fi
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Run tests for a cross\-compiled target
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
$\ cargo\ test\ \-\-target\ i686\-unknown\-linux\-gnu
\f[]
.fi
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Create a new project that builds an executable
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
$\ cargo\ new\ \-\-bin\ foobar
\f[]
.fi
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Create a project in the current directory
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
$\ mkdir\ foo\ &&\ cd\ foo
$\ cargo\ init\ .
\f[]
.fi
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Learn about a command\[aq]s options and usage
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
$\ cargo\ help\ clean
\f[]
.fi
.SH SEE ALSO
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rustc(1), rustdoc(1)
.SH BUGS
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See <https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/issues> for issues.
.SH COPYRIGHT
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This work is dual\-licensed under Apache 2.0 and MIT terms.
See \f[I]COPYRIGHT\f[] file in the cargo source distribution.