cargo-new(1)
NAME
cargo-new - Create a new Cargo package
SYNOPSIS
cargo new
[options] path
DESCRIPTION
This command will create a new Cargo package in the given directory. This
includes a simple template with a Cargo.toml
manifest, sample source file,
and a VCS ignore file. If the directory is not already in a VCS repository,
then a new repository is created (see --vcs
below).
See cargo-init(1) for a similar command which will create a new manifest in an existing directory.
OPTIONS
New Options
--bin
- Create a package with a binary target (
src/main.rs
). This is the default behavior. --lib
- Create a package with a library target (
src/lib.rs
). --edition
edition- Specify the Rust edition to use. Default is 2021. Possible values: 2015, 2018, 2021
--name
name- Set the package name. Defaults to the directory name.
--vcs
vcs- Initialize a new VCS repository for the given version control system (git,
hg, pijul, or fossil) or do not initialize any version control at all
(none). If not specified, defaults to
git
or the configuration valuecargo-new.vcs
, ornone
if already inside a VCS repository. --registry
registry- This sets the
publish
field inCargo.toml
to the given registry name which will restrict publishing only to that registry.Registry names are defined in Cargo config files. If not specified, the default registry defined by the
registry.default
config key is used. If the default registry is not set and--registry
is not used, thepublish
field will not be set which means that publishing will not be restricted.
Display Options
-v
--verbose
- Use verbose output. May be specified twice for "very verbose" output which
includes extra output such as dependency warnings and build script output.
May also be specified with the
term.verbose
config value. -q
--quiet
- Do not print cargo log messages.
May also be specified with the
term.quiet
config value. --color
when- Control when colored output is used. Valid values:
auto
(default): Automatically detect if color support is available on the terminal.always
: Always display colors.never
: Never display colors.
May also be specified with the
term.color
config value.
Common Options
+
toolchain- If Cargo has been installed with rustup, and the first argument to
cargo
begins with+
, it will be interpreted as a rustup toolchain name (such as+stable
or+nightly
). See the rustup documentation for more information about how toolchain overrides work. -h
--help
- Prints help information.
-Z
flag- Unstable (nightly-only) flags to Cargo. Run
cargo -Z help
for details.
ENVIRONMENT
See the reference for details on environment variables that Cargo reads.
EXIT STATUS
0
: Cargo succeeded.101
: Cargo failed to complete.
EXAMPLES
-
Create a binary Cargo package in the given directory:
cargo new foo