cargo check
NAME
cargo-check - Check the current package
SYNOPSIS
cargo check [OPTIONS]
DESCRIPTION
Check a local package and all of its dependencies for errors. This will
essentially compile the packages without performing the final step of code
generation, which is faster than running cargo build
. The compiler will save
metadata files to disk so that future runs will reuse them if the source has
not been modified.
OPTIONS
Package Selection
By default, when no package selection options are given, the packages selected
depend on the current working directory. In the root of a virtual workspace,
all workspace members are selected (--all
is implied). Otherwise, only the
package in the current directory will be selected. The default packages may be
overridden with the workspace.default-members
key in the root Cargo.toml
manifest.
- -p SPEC…
- --package SPEC…
-
Check only the specified packages. See cargo-pkgid(1) for the SPEC format. This flag may be specified multiple times.
- --all
-
Check all members in the workspace.
- --exclude SPEC…
-
Exclude the specified packages. Must be used in conjunction with the
--all
flag. This flag may be specified multiple times.
Target Selection
When no target selection options are given, cargo check
will check all
binary and library targets of the selected packages. Binaries are skipped if
they have required-features
that are missing.
Passing target selection flags will check only the specified targets.
- --lib
-
Check the package’s library.
- --bin NAME…
-
Check the specified binary. This flag may be specified multiple times.
- --bins
-
Check all binary targets.
- --example NAME…
-
Check the specified example. This flag may be specified multiple times.
- --examples
-
Check all example targets.
- --test NAME…
-
Check the specified integration test. This flag may be specified multiple times.
- --tests
-
Check all targets in test mode that have the
test = true
manifest flag set. By default this includes the library and binaries built as unittests, and integration tests. Be aware that this will also build any required dependencies, so the lib target may be built twice (once as a unittest, and once as a dependency for binaries, integration tests, etc.). Targets may be enabled or disabled by setting thetest
flag in the manifest settings for the target. - --bench NAME…
-
Check the specified benchmark. This flag may be specified multiple times.
- --benches
-
Check all targets in benchmark mode that have the
bench = true
manifest flag set. By default this includes the library and binaries built as benchmarks, and bench targets. Be aware that this will also build any required dependencies, so the lib target may be built twice (once as a benchmark, and once as a dependency for binaries, benchmarks, etc.). Targets may be enabled or disabled by setting thebench
flag in the manifest settings for the target. - --all-targets
-
Check all targets. This is equivalent to specifying
--lib --bins --tests --benches --examples
.
Feature Selection
When no feature options are given, the default
feature is activated for
every selected package.
- --features FEATURES
-
Space or comma separated list of features to activate. These features only apply to the current directory’s package. Features of direct dependencies may be enabled with
<dep-name>/<feature-name>
syntax. - --all-features
-
Activate all available features of all selected packages.
- --no-default-features
-
Do not activate the
default
feature of the current directory’s package.
Compilation Options
- --target TRIPLE
-
Check for the given architecture. The default is the host architecture. The general format of the triple is
<arch><sub>-<vendor>-<sys>-<abi>
. Runrustc --print target-list
for a list of supported targets.This may also be specified with the
build.target
config value. - --release
-
Check optimized artifacts with the
release
profile. See the PROFILES section for details on how this affects profile selection. - --profile NAME
-
Changes check behavior. Currently only
test
is supported, which will check with the#[cfg(test)]
attribute enabled. This is useful to have it check unit tests which are usually excluded via thecfg
attribute. This does not change the actual profile used.
Output Options
- --target-dir DIRECTORY
-
Directory for all generated artifacts and intermediate files. May also be specified with the
CARGO_TARGET_DIR
environment variable, or thebuild.target-dir
config value. Defaults totarget
in the root of the workspace.
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. - -q
- --quiet
-
No output printed to stdout.
- --color WHEN
-
Control when colored output is used. Valid values:
-
auto
(default): Automatically detect if color support is available on the terminal. -
always
: Always display colors. -
never
: Never display colors.
May also be specified with the
term.color
config value. -
- --message-format FMT
-
The output format for diagnostic messages. Valid values:
-
human
(default): Display in a human-readable text format. -
json
: Emit JSON messages to stdout. -
short
: Emit shorter, human-readable text messages.
-
Manifest Options
- --manifest-path PATH
-
Path to the
Cargo.toml
file. By default, Cargo searches in the current directory or any parent directory for theCargo.toml
file. - --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.
Common Options
- -h
- --help
-
Prints help information.
- -Z FLAG…
-
Unstable (nightly-only) flags to Cargo. Run
cargo -Z help
for details.
Miscellaneous Options
- -j N
- --jobs N
-
Number of parallel jobs to run. May also be specified with the
build.jobs
config value. Defaults to the number of CPUs.
PROFILES
Profiles may be used to configure compiler options such as optimization levels and debug settings. See the reference for more details.
Profile selection depends on the target and crate being built. By default the
dev
or test
profiles are used. If the --release
flag is given, then the
release
or bench
profiles are used.
Target | Default Profile | --release Profile |
---|---|---|
lib, bin, example |
|
|
test, bench, or any target |
|
|
Dependencies use the dev
/release
profiles.
ENVIRONMENT
See the reference for details on environment variables that Cargo reads.
Exit Status
- 0
-
Cargo succeeded.
- 101
-
Cargo failed to complete.
EXAMPLES
-
Check the local package for errors:
cargo check
-
Check all targets, including unit tests:
cargo check --all-targets --profile=test