cargo-tree

Display the dependency graph as a tree

TLDR

Show dependency tree

$ cargo tree

Show inverted tree for package

$ cargo tree --invert [package]

Show duplicate dependencies

$ cargo tree --duplicates

Show features enabled by dependencies

$ cargo tree --edges features

Show without deduplication

$ cargo tree --no-dedupe

Show specific package subtree

$ cargo tree -p [package]

ASCII output

$ cargo tree --charset ascii

cargo tree displays a tree visualization of the dependency graph for a Rust project. It shows all packages and their transitive dependencies in an indented tree format, with packages marked `(*)` indicating they have already been shown elsewhere and are deduplicated.The command supports several analysis modes: `--invert` traces which packages depend on a given crate, `--duplicates` shows packages that appear multiple times with different versions, and `--edges features` reveals how features propagate through the dependency graph. Built into Cargo since Rust 1.44, it replaced the earlier `cargo-tree` third-party plugin.

PARAMETERS

-i, --invert spec

Invert tree, showing what depends on package

-p, --package spec

Package to use as tree root

-e, --edges kinds

Dependency types: normal, dev, build, features, all

-d, --duplicates

Show packages built multiple times

--no-dedupe

Don't deduplicate repeated packages

--depth n

Maximum display depth

--prune spec

Prune packages from display

--charset set

Character set: utf8, ascii

--format fmt

Format string for package display

--prefix prefix

Prefix: indent, depth, none

--target triple

Filter for target platform

--all-features

Enable all features

--features features

Enable specific features

OUTPUT SYMBOLS

**(*)** Package already shown elsewhere (deduplicated)

INSTALL

sudo apt install cargo

sudo dnf install cargo

sudo apk add cargo

sudo zypper install cargo

nix profile install nixpkgs#cargo

CAVEATS

Use --invert to trace where a dependency comes from. Combine with --edges features to understand feature propagation.

RESOURCES

Source code · Documentation