cargo flags & options

build

Compile the current project.

cargo build

cargo build --release

run

Build and run the current project.

cargo run

cargo run --release -- --port 8080

test

Run the project's test suite.

cargo test

cargo test test_parsing

cargo test -- --nocapture

check

Analyze the code for errors without producing a binary, faster than build.

cargo check

clippy

Run the Clippy linter for idiomatic Rust suggestions.

cargo clippy

cargo clippy -- -D warnings

fmt

Format source code according to Rust style guidelines.

cargo fmt

cargo fmt -- --check

add

Add a dependency to Cargo.toml.

cargo add serde

cargo add serde --features derive

cargo add tokio --features full

update

Update dependencies in Cargo.lock to the latest compatible versions.

cargo update

cargo update -p serde

--features

Enable specific feature flags during compilation.

cargo build --features "json,logging"

cargo test --all-features

--target

Cross-compile for a different platform target.

cargo build --target x86_64-unknown-linux-musl

cargo build --release --target aarch64-apple-darwin