tldr/pages/common/cargo-init.md

cargo init

Create a new Cargo package. Equivalent of cargo new, but specifying a directory is optional. More information: https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/commands/cargo-init.html.

• Initialize a Rust project with a binary target in the current directory:

cargo init

• Initialize a Rust project with a binary target in the specified directory:

cargo init {{path/to/directory}}

• Initialize a Rust project with a library target in the current directory:

cargo init --lib

• Initialize a version control system repository in the project directory (default: git):

cargo init --vcs {{git|hg|pijul|fossil|none}}

• Set the package name (default: directory name):

cargo init --name {{name}}