Rust Toolchain Cheat Sheet

rustup

• rustup update
• rustup toolchain list
• rustup default stable
• rustup component add clippy rustfmt rust-docs
• rustup target add <target-triple>

cargo

• cargo new <name>
• cargo check
• cargo run
• cargo test
• cargo fmt
• cargo clippy --all-targets --all-features
• cargo doc --open
• cargo fix --edition

Practical Defaults

• Run cargo check before every logical save point.
• Use cargo clippy before commit.
• Keep one workspace for related binaries and shared crates.

References

• rustup docs: https://rust-lang.github.io/rustup/
• Cargo commands: https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/commands/
• Useful tools appendix: https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/appendix-04-useful-development-tools.html