cargo-info

Display information about a package on

$ cargo info [package]

$ cargo info [package]@[version]

$ cargo info [[-v|--verbose]] [package]

cargo info [OPTIONS]

--format <FORMAT>
    Output format: table (default), json, yaml, toml

--no-deps
    Exclude dependencies from output

--locked
    Prefer Cargo.lock versions over Cargo.toml

--workspace
    Display workspace root info instead of package

-h, --help
    Print help information

-V, --version
    Print version information

Cargo-info is a useful subcommand extension for Cargo, Rust's package manager. It reads the local Cargo.toml (and optionally Cargo.lock) to present structured information about the current package or workspace in a formatted table, JSON, YAML, or TOML.

Key details include package name, version, authors, description, license, repository, dependencies (runtime, dev, build), and more. Ideal for scripts, CI checks, or quick inspections without manual parsing.

Invoke it in a Cargo project root. By default, it shows a comprehensive table. Use options to customize output, exclude deps, or focus on workspace root.

Not built-in; install via cargo install cargo-info. Developed for developer convenience, it complements cargo metadata with prettier, selective output.

Must be installed separately (cargo install cargo-info); only works in Cargo project directories; no support for non-Rust projects.

cargo install cargo-info
Requires Rust toolchain and Cargo.

Shows sections like Name, Version, Dependencies in table format.
Example: my-crate 0.1.0 with dep list.

Created by Embark Studios; first release 0.1.0 in 2018, latest 0.2.0 (2019). Focuses on readable Cargo.toml inspection amid growing Rust ecosystem tools.

cargo(1), cargo-metadata(1), cargo-tree(1)