cargo clean
NAME
cargo-clean - Remove generated artifacts
SYNOPSIS
cargo clean [OPTIONS]
DESCRIPTION
Remove artifacts from the target directory that Cargo has generated in the past.
With no options, cargo clean
will delete the entire target directory.
OPTIONS
Package Selection
When no packages are selected, all packages and all dependencies in the workspace are cleaned.
- -p SPEC…
- --package SPEC…
-
Clean only the specified packages. This flag may be specified multiple times. See cargo-pkgid(1) for the SPEC format.
Clean Options
- --doc
-
This option will cause
cargo clean
to remove only thedoc
directory in the target directory. - --release
-
Clean all artifacts that were built with the
release
orbench
profiles. - --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. - --target TRIPLE
-
Clean 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.
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. -
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flag also prevents Cargo from attempting to access the network to determine if it is out-of-date.These may be used in environments where you want to assert that the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.
ENVIRONMENT
See the reference for details on environment variables that Cargo reads.
Exit Status
- 0
-
Cargo succeeded.
- 101
-
Cargo failed to complete.
EXAMPLES
-
Remove the entire target directory:
cargo clean
-
Remove only the release artifacts:
cargo clean --release