cargo rustdoc
NAME
cargo-rustdoc - Build a package's documentation, using specified custom flags
SYNOPSIS
cargo rustdoc [OPTIONS] [-- ARGS]
DESCRIPTION
The specified target for the current package (or package specified by -p
if
provided) will be documented with the specified ARGS being passed to the
final rustdoc invocation. Dependencies will not be documented as part of this
command. Note that rustdoc will still unconditionally receive arguments such
as -L
, --extern
, and --crate-type
, and the specified ARGS will simply
be added to the rustdoc invocation.
See https://doc.rust-lang.org/rustdoc/index.html for documentation on rustdoc flags.
This command requires that only one target is being compiled when additional
arguments are provided. If more than one target is available for the current
package the filters of --lib
, --bin
, etc, must be used to select which
target is compiled.
To pass flags to all rustdoc processes spawned by Cargo, use the
RUSTDOCFLAGS
environment variable or the build.rustdocflags
configuration
option.
OPTIONS
Documentation Options
- --open
-
Open the docs in a browser after building them.
Package Selection
By default, the package in the current working directory is selected. The -p
flag can be used to choose a different package in a workspace.
- -p SPEC
- --package SPEC
-
The package to document. See cargo-pkgid(1) for the SPEC format.
Target Selection
When no target selection options are given, cargo rustdoc
will document all
binary and library targets of the selected package. The binary will be skipped
if its name is the same as the lib target. Binaries are skipped if they have
required-features
that are missing.
Passing target selection flags will document only the specified targets.
- --lib
-
Document the package’s library.
- --bin NAME…
-
Document the specified binary. This flag may be specified multiple times.
- --bins
-
Document all binary targets.
- --example NAME…
-
Document the specified example. This flag may be specified multiple times.
- --examples
-
Document all example targets.
- --test NAME…
-
Document the specified integration test. This flag may be specified multiple times.
- --tests
-
Document 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…
-
Document the specified benchmark. This flag may be specified multiple times.
- --benches
-
Document 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
-
Document 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
-
Document 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
-
Document optimized artifacts with the
release
profile. See the PROFILES section for details on how this affects profile selection.
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
-
Build documentation with custom CSS included from a given file:
cargo rustdoc --lib -- --extend-css extra.css