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CARGO-ADD(1)
NAME
cargo-add — Add dependencies to a Cargo.toml manifest file
SYNOPSIS
cargo add [options] crate…
cargo add [options] --path path
cargo add [options] --git url [crate…]
DESCRIPTION
This command can add or modify dependencies.
The source for the dependency can be specified with:
o crate@version: Fetch from a registry with a version constraint of
“version”
o --path path: Fetch from the specified path
o --git url: Pull from a git repo at url
If no source is specified, then a best effort will be made to select
one, including:
o Existing dependencies in other tables (like dev-dependencies)
o Workspace members
o Latest release in the registry
When you add a package that is already present, the existing entry will
be updated with the flags specified.
Upon successful invocation, the enabled (+) and disabled (-) features
<https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/features.html> of the
specified dependency will be listed in the command’s output.
OPTIONS
Source options
--git url
Git URL to add the specified crate from
<https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/specifying-dependencies.html#specifying-dependencies-from-git-repositories>.
--branch branch
Branch to use when adding from git.
--tag tag
Tag to use when adding from git.
--rev sha
Specific commit to use when adding from git.
--path path
Filesystem path
<https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/specifying-dependencies.html#specifying-path-dependencies>
to local crate to add.
--registry registry
Name of the registry to use. Registry names are defined in Cargo
config files
<https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/config.html>. If not
specified, the default registry is used, which is defined by the
registry.default config key which defaults to crates-io.
Section options
--dev
Add as a development dependency
<https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/specifying-dependencies.html#development-dependencies>.
--build
Add as a build dependency
<https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/specifying-dependencies.html#build-dependencies>.
--target target
Add as a dependency to the given target platform
<https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/specifying-dependencies.html#platform-specific-dependencies>.
To avoid unexpected shell expansions, you may use quotes around each
target, e.g., --target 'cfg(unix)'.
Dependency options
--dry-run
Don’t actually write the manifest
--rename name
Rename
<https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/specifying-dependencies.html#renaming-dependencies-in-cargotoml>
the dependency.
--optional
Mark the dependency as optional
<https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/features.html#optional-dependencies>.
--no-optional
Mark the dependency as required
<https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/features.html#optional-dependencies>.
--no-default-features
Disable the default features
<https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/features.html#dependency-features>.
--default-features
Re-enable the default features
<https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/features.html#dependency-features>.
-F features, --features features
Space or comma separated list of features to activate
<https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/features.html#dependency-features>.
When adding multiple crates, the features for a specific crate may
be enabled with package-name/feature-name syntax. This flag may be
specified multiple times, which enables all specified features.
--ignore-rust-version
Ignore rust-version specification in packages.
This option is unstable and available only on the nightly channel
<https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/appendix-07-nightly-rust.html> and
requires the -Z unstable-options flag to enable. See
<https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/issues/5579> for more
information.
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
<https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/config.html>.
-q, --quiet
Do not print cargo log messages. May also be specified with the
term.quiet config value
<https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/config.html>.
--color when
Control when colored output is used. Valid values:
o auto (default): Automatically detect if color support is
available on the terminal.
o always: Always display colors.
o never: Never display colors.
May also be specified with the term.color config value
<https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/config.html>.
Manifest Options
--manifest-path path
Path to the Cargo.toml file. By default, Cargo searches for the
Cargo.toml file in the current directory or any parent directory.
-p spec, --package spec
Add dependencies to only the specified package.
--frozen, --locked
Either of these flags requires that the Cargo.lock file is
up-to-date. If the lock file is missing, or it needs to be updated,
Cargo will exit with an error. The --frozen flag also prevents Cargo
from attempting to access the network to determine if it is
out-of-date.
These may be used in environments where you want to assert that the
Cargo.lock file is up-to-date (such as a CI build) or want to avoid
network access.
--offline
Prevents Cargo from accessing the network for any reason. Without
this flag, Cargo will stop with an error if it needs to access the
network and the network is not available. With this flag, Cargo will
attempt to proceed without the network if possible.
Beware that this may result in different dependency resolution than
online mode. Cargo will restrict itself to crates that are
downloaded locally, even if there might be a newer version as
indicated in the local copy of the index. See the cargo-fetch(1)
command to download dependencies before going offline.
May also be specified with the net.offline config value
<https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/config.html>.
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
<https://rust-lang.github.io/rustup/overrides.html> for more
information about how toolchain overrides work.
--config KEY=VALUE or PATH
Overrides a Cargo configuration value. The argument should be in
TOML syntax of KEY=VALUE, or provided as a path to an extra
configuration file. This flag may be specified multiple times. See
the command-line overrides section
<https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/config.html#command-line-overrides>
for more information.
-C PATH
Changes the current working directory before executing any specified
operations. This affects things like where cargo looks by default
for the project manifest (Cargo.toml), as well as the directories
searched for discovering .cargo/config.toml, for example. This
option must appear before the command name, for example cargo -C
path/to/my-project build.
This option is only available on the nightly channel
<https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/appendix-07-nightly-rust.html> and
requires the -Z unstable-options flag to enable (see #10098
<https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/issues/10098>).
-h, --help
Prints help information.
-Z flag
Unstable (nightly-only) flags to Cargo. Run cargo -Z help for
details.
ENVIRONMENT
See the reference
<https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/environment-variables.html>
for details on environment variables that Cargo reads.
EXIT STATUS
o 0: Cargo succeeded.
o 101: Cargo failed to complete.
EXAMPLES
1. Add regex as a dependency
cargo add regex
2. Add trybuild as a dev-dependency
cargo add --dev trybuild
3. Add an older version of nom as a dependency
cargo add nom@5
4. Add support for serializing data structures to json with derives
cargo add serde serde_json -F serde/derive
5. Add windows as a platform specific dependency on cfg(windows)
cargo add windows --target 'cfg(windows)'
SEE ALSO
cargo(1), cargo-remove(1)