Rust

Tools

• rustup: rust installer and update manager

• rustc: rust compiler

• cargo: rust build system and package manager

• cargo clippy: rust code linter

• cargo fmt: rust code formatter

Directories

• ~/.rustup: rustup metadata and toolchains

• ~/.cargo: cargo home directory

• ~/.cargo/bin: rust commands directory

Configuration

Add rust tools bin directory to shell path

~/.cargo/bin

Help Docs

Open local rust docs

rustup doc

Rust Compiler

Compile rust file

rustc <file>

Run compiled file

./<file>
source <file>

Rustup

Show current configured version and check for available updates

rustup show
rustup check

Update rust toolchains and rustup

rustup update

Cargo

Show cargo version

cargo --version

Create new cargo project

cargo new <project-name>

Add dependency (then install dependency via cargo build)

cargo add <dependency>

Update cargo crate dependencies to latest semver minor release versions (major version bumps require editing cargo.toml)

cargo update

Check package and dependencies for errors

cargo check

Build project (--release or -r for release mode with build optimisations)

cargo build
cargo build --release

Execute generated binary to run debug or release build app

./target/debug/<app-binary>
./target/release/<app-binary>

Build and run project (in single step)

cargo run

Run tests and benchmarking

cargo test
cargo bench

Document project (creates local docs for project and all dependencies)

cargo doc
cargo doc --open

Publish library to crates.io

cargo publish

VS Code

Extension: rust-analyzer

Format code: SHIFT + OPTION + F (can also be configured to format on save / paste)

Clippy

Run clippy (rust linter) on project

cargo clippy

Automatically fix linter issues that have known resolutions

cargo fix