cargo-clean - Remove generated artifacts
cargo clean [options]
CARGO-CLEAN(1) General Commands Manual CARGO-CLEAN(1)
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 the doc directory
in the target directory.
--release
Clean all artifacts that were built with the release or bench
profiles.
--target-dir directory
Directory for all generated artifacts and intermediate files. May
also be specified with the CARGO_TARGET_DIR environment variable,
or the build.target-dir config value
<https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/config.html>. Defaults
to target 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>. Run rustc --print target-list for
a list of supported targets.
This may also be specified with the build.target config value
<https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/config.html>.
Note that specifying this flag makes Cargo run in a different mode
where the target artifacts are placed in a separate directory. See
the build cache
<https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/guide/build-cache.html>
documentation for more details.
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
<https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/config.html>.
-q, --quiet
No output printed to stdout.
--color when
Control when colored output is used. Valid values:
o auto (default): Automatically detect if color support is
available on the terminal.
o always: Always display colors.
o never: Never display colors.
May also be specified with the term.color config value
<https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/config.html>.
Manifest Options
--manifest-path path
Path to the Cargo.toml file. By default, Cargo searches for the
Cargo.toml file in the current directory or any parent directory.
--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
<https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/config.html>.
Common Options
+toolchain
If Cargo has been installed with rustup, and the first argument to
cargo begins with +, it will be interpreted as a rustup toolchain
name (such as +stable or +nightly). See the rustup documentation
<https://rust-lang.github.io/rustup/overrides.html> for more
information about how toolchain overrides work.
-h, --help
Prints help information.
-Z flag
Unstable (nightly-only) flags to Cargo. Run cargo -Z help for
details.
ENVIRONMENT
See the reference
<https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/environment-variables.html>
for details on environment variables that Cargo reads.
EXIT STATUS
o 0: Cargo succeeded.
o 101: Cargo failed to complete.
EXAMPLES
1. Remove the entire target directory:
cargo clean
2. Remove only the release artifacts:
cargo clean --release
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+---------------+----------------------+
|ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+---------------+----------------------+
|Availability | developer/rust/cargo |
+---------------+----------------------+
|Stability | Volatile |
+---------------+----------------------+
SEE ALSO
cargo(1), cargo-build(1)
NOTES
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