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Hands-on Rust
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Hands-on Rust

by Herbert Wolverson
June 2021
Beginner
344 pages
8h 9m
English
Pragmatic Bookshelf
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Managing Projects with Cargo

Rust ships with a tool named Cargo that assists with your day-to-day interactions with the language. Cargo handles everything from making projects to fetching packages of pre-made code. It can run your programs and call other tools to fix your code formatting and find common errors. Cargo is a Swiss Army knife—it has a tool for everything.

Cargo derives its name from Rust’s structure. Rust programs are called crates. Collections of crates are managed by Cargo. This section walks you through creating your first Rust project and explores what Cargo can do for you.[7]

The first decision you need to make is, “Where do I put my Rust projects?”

Selecting a “Home” Directory for Your Code

You need to decide where you want ...

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