cargo-install

Build and install Rust binary crates

TLDR

Install from crates.io

$ cargo install [ripgrep]

Install specific version

$ cargo install [[email protected]]

Install from git repository

$ cargo install --git [https://github.com/user/repo]

Install from local path

$ cargo install --path [.]

Force reinstall

$ cargo install --force [package]

List installed packages

$ cargo install --list

Install to custom location

$ cargo install --root [~/.local] [package]

SYNOPSIS

cargo install [options] crate[@version]...

cargo install builds and installs Rust binary crates from crates.io, git repositories, or local paths. Binaries are installed to ~/.cargo/bin/ by default. Only packages with [[bin]] or [[example]] targets can be installed.

PARAMETERS

--version version

Version requirement (e.g., ~1.2, ^1.0)

--git url

Install from git repository

--branch branch

Git branch

--tag tag

Git tag

--rev sha

Git commit

--path path

Install from local path

--root dir

Installation directory

-f, --force

Overwrite existing binaries

--list

List installed packages

--bins

Install all binaries

--examples

Install all examples

--no-track

Don't save tracking information

--locked

Use Cargo.lock versions

-j, --jobs n

Parallel build jobs

--features features

Enable specified features

--all-features

Enable all features

--no-default-features

Disable the package's default feature set.

--target TRIPLE

Cross-compile binaries for the specified target triple.

--profile NAME

Build with the named profile (e.g., release, dev).

--debug

Build with the dev profile (faster compile, slower binary).

INSTALLATION ROOT

Determined by (in order): --root, CARGOINSTALLROOT, install.root config, CARGO_HOME, ~/.cargo

INSTALL

sudo apt install cargo

sudo dnf install cargo

sudo apk add cargo

sudo zypper install cargo

nix profile install nixpkgs#cargo

CAVEATS

Compiles from source (slow). For prebuilt binaries, use cargo-binstall. Updates require reinstalling with --force.