cargo-uninstall

Remove a Rust binary installed by cargo install

TLDR

Uninstall package

$ cargo uninstall [package]

Uninstall specific binary

$ cargo uninstall [package] --bin [binary]

Uninstall from custom root

$ cargo uninstall [package] --root [~/.local]

Uninstall multiple packages

$ cargo uninstall [pkg1] [pkg2]

SYNOPSIS

cargo uninstall [options] [spec...]

cargo uninstall removes packages that were previously installed with `cargo install`. By default it removes all binaries associated with the package. The `--bin` flag can be used to remove only a specific binary while leaving others from the same package in place.The installation root is determined by the `--root` flag, the `CARGOINSTALLROOT` environment variable, the `install.root` configuration value, or `$CARGO_HOME` (defaulting to `~/.cargo`). Only the installed binaries are removed; cached build artifacts in the target directory are not cleaned up.

PARAMETERS

-p, --package spec

Package to uninstall

--bin name

Only uninstall specified binary

--example name

Only uninstall specified example

--root dir

Directory to uninstall from

-v, --verbose

Verbose output (use twice for very verbose)

-q, --quiet

Suppress output

--color when

Control colored output: auto, always, or never

INSTALLATION ROOT

Determined by (in order):1. --root option2. CARGOINSTALLROOT environment variable3. install.root config value4. CARGO_HOME environment variable5. ~/.cargo

CAVEATS

Only removes binaries, not cached build artifacts. Package spec can be name or name@version.