cargo-generate-lockfile

Generate lock file

$ cargo generate-lockfile

$ cargo generate-lockfile

$ cargo generate-lockfile --manifest-path [path/to/Cargo.toml]

$ cargo generate-lockfile --lockfile-path [/tmp/Cargo.lock]

cargo generate-lockfile [options]

cargo generate-lockfile creates or rebuilds Cargo.lock for the current package or workspace. If lockfile exists, rebuilds with latest available versions of all packages.

--manifest-path path

Path to Cargo.toml

Custom lockfile path (must end with Cargo.lock)

Assert exact same dependencies as original lockfile

Don't access network

Equivalent to --locked and --offline

Verbose output (use twice for very verbose)

Suppress log messages

Creates new Cargo.lock if none exists. Rebuilds existing lockfile with newest compatible versions. Use cargo update for more control over version updates.

Ensures reproducible builds by locking dependency versions. Useful in CI pipelines for deterministic builds. Consider committing Cargo.lock for applications, not libraries.

cargo(1), cargo-update(1), cargo-fetch(1)