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cargo-tree - Display a tree visualization of a dependency graph
cargo tree
[options]
This command will display a tree of dependencies to the terminal. An example of a simple project that depends on the "rand" package:
myproject v0.1.0 (/myproject)
└── rand v0.7.3
├── getrandom v0.1.14
│ ├── cfg-if v0.1.10
│ └── libc v0.2.68
├── libc v0.2.68 (*)
├── rand_chacha v0.2.2
│ ├── ppv-lite86 v0.2.6
│ └── rand_core v0.5.1
│ └── getrandom v0.1.14 (*)
└── rand_core v0.5.1 (*)
[build-dependencies]
└── cc v1.0.50
Packages marked with (*)
have been "de-duplicated". The dependencies for the
package have already been shown elsewhere in the graph, and so are not
repeated. Use the --no-dedupe
option to repeat the duplicates.
The -e
flag can be used to select the dependency kinds to display. The
"features" kind changes the output to display the features enabled by
each dependency. For example, cargo tree -e features
:
myproject v0.1.0 (/myproject)
└── log feature "serde"
└── log v0.4.8
├── serde v1.0.106
└── cfg-if feature "default"
└── cfg-if v0.1.10
In this tree, myproject
depends on log
with the serde
feature. log
in
turn depends on cfg-if
with "default" features. When using -e features
it
can be helpful to use -i
flag to show how the features flow into a package.
See the examples below for more detail.
{{#options}}
{{#option "-i
spec" "--invert
spec" }}
Show the reverse dependencies for the given package. This flag will invert
the tree and display the packages that depend on the given package.
Note that in a workspace, by default it will only display the package's
reverse dependencies inside the tree of the workspace member in the current
directory. The --workspace
flag can be used to extend it so that it will
show the package's reverse dependencies across the entire workspace. The -p
flag can be used to display the package's reverse dependencies only with the
subtree of the package given to -p
.
{{/option}}
{{#option "--no-dedupe
" }}
Do not de-duplicate repeated dependencies. Usually, when a package has already
displayed its dependencies, further occurrences will not re-display its
dependencies, and will include a (*)
to indicate it has already been shown.
This flag will cause those duplicates to be repeated.
{{/option}}
{{#option "-d
" "--duplicates
" }}
Show only dependencies which come in multiple versions (implies --invert
).
When used with the -p
flag, only shows duplicates within the subtree of the
given package.
It can be beneficial for build times and executable sizes to avoid building that same package multiple times. This flag can help identify the offending packages. You can then investigate if the package that depends on the duplicate with the older version can be updated to the newer version so that only one instance is built. {{/option}}
{{#option "-e
kinds" "--edges
kinds" }}
The dependency kinds to display. Takes a comma separated list of values:
all
— Show all edge kinds.normal
— Show normal dependencies.build
— Show build dependencies.dev
— Show development dependencies.features
— Show features enabled by each dependency. If this is the only kind given, then it will automatically include the other dependency kinds.no-normal
— Do not include normal dependencies.no-build
— Do not include build dependencies.no-dev
— Do not include development dependencies.
The no-
prefixed options cannot be mixed with the other dependency kinds.
The default is normal,build,dev
.
{{/option}}
{{#option "--target
triple" }}
Filter dependencies matching the given target-triple. The default is the host
platform. Use the value all
to include all targets.
{{/option}}
{{/options}}
{{#options}}
{{#option "--charset
charset" }}
Chooses the character set to use for the tree. Valid values are "utf8" or
"ascii". Default is "utf8".
{{/option}}
{{#option "-f
format" "--format
format" }}
Set the format string for each package. The default is "{p}".
This is an arbitrary string which will be used to display each package. The following strings will be replaced with the corresponding value:
{p}
— The package name.{l}
— The package license.{r}
— The package repository URL.{f}
— Comma-separated list of package features that are enabled. {{/option}}
{{#option "--prefix
prefix" }}
Sets how each line is displayed. The prefix value can be one of:
indent
(default) — Shows each line indented as a tree.depth
— Show as a list, with the numeric depth printed before each entry.none
— Show as a flat list. {{/option}}
{{/options}}
{{> section-package-selection }}
{{#options}}
{{> options-manifest-path }}
{{> options-locked }}
{{/options}}
{{> section-features }}
{{#options}}
{{> options-display }}
{{/options}}
{{> section-options-common }}
{{> section-environment }}
{{> section-exit-status }}
-
Display the tree for the package in the current directory:
cargo tree
-
Display all the packages that depend on the
syn
package:cargo tree -i syn
-
Show the features enabled on each package:
cargo tree --format "{p} {f}"
-
Show all packages that are built multiple times. This can happen if multiple semver-incompatible versions appear in the tree (like 1.0.0 and 2.0.0).
cargo tree -d
-
Explain why features are enabled for the
syn
package:cargo tree -e features -i syn
The
-e features
flag is used to show features. The-i
flag is used to invert the graph so that it displays the packages that depend onsyn
. An example of what this would display:syn v1.0.17 ├── syn feature "clone-impls" │ └── syn feature "default" │ └── rustversion v1.0.2 │ └── rustversion feature "default" │ └── myproject v0.1.0 (/myproject) │ └── myproject feature "default" (command-line) ├── syn feature "default" (*) ├── syn feature "derive" │ └── syn feature "default" (*) ├── syn feature "full" │ └── rustversion v1.0.2 (*) ├── syn feature "parsing" │ └── syn feature "default" (*) ├── syn feature "printing" │ └── syn feature "default" (*) ├── syn feature "proc-macro" │ └── syn feature "default" (*) └── syn feature "quote" ├── syn feature "printing" (*) └── syn feature "proc-macro" (*)
To read this graph, you can follow the chain for each feature from the root to see why it is included. For example, the "full" feature is added by the
rustversion
crate which is included frommyproject
(with the default features), andmyproject
is the package selected on the command-line. All of the othersyn
features are added by the "default" feature ("quote" is added by "printing" and "proc-macro", both of which are default features).If you're having difficulty cross-referencing the de-duplicated
(*)
entries, try with the--no-dedupe
flag to get the full output.
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