Cargo Information
This project is a response to issue #948 on the Rust Lang Cargo repository.
Description
cargo-info
is a tool that provides detailed information about a Rust package. It fetches data from the package's Cargo.toml
file and presents it in a user-friendly format.
Features
- Works with all registries that are compatible with Cargo
- Fetches and displays basic package information (name, version, owners, etc.)
- Shows package dependencies and their versions
- Provides information about package features
Installation
Cargo
To install cargo-info
, run the following command:
or if you want to install the latest version from the main branch:
This library depends on OpenSSL. You may need to install OpenSSL on your system before installing cargo-info
. Or you can use the vendored-openssl
feature to use the vendored version of OpenSSL:
Arch Linux
cargo-info
can be installed from the AUR using an AUR helper. For example:
NixOS
cargo-info
is available from nixpkgs.
For example, to add cargo-info
to your shell with flakes enabled:
Usage
After installation, you can use the cargo info
command followed by the package name to get information about a package:
$ cargo info --help
Display info about a package in the registry
Usage: cargo info [OPTIONS] <SPEC>
Options:
--index <INDEX> Registry index URL to search packages in
--registry <REGISTRY> Registry to search packages in
-v, --verbose... Use verbose output (-vv very verbose/build.rs output)
-q, --quiet Do not print cargo log messages
--color <WHEN> Coloring: auto, always, never
--config <KEY=VALUE> Override a configuration value
-Z <FLAG> Unstable (nightly-only) flags to Cargo, see 'cargo -Z help' for details
-h, --help Print help
Package Selection:
<SPEC> Package to inspect
Manifest Options:
--frozen Require Cargo.lock and cache are up to date
--locked Require Cargo.lock is up to date
--offline Run without accessing the network
Run `cargo help info` for more detailed information.
Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.
License
This project is licensed under the MIT License.