CARGO-LOCATE-PROJECT(1) General Commands Manual CARGO-LOCATE-PROJECT(1)

# [NAME](#NAME)

cargo-locate-project — Print a JSON representation of a Cargo.toml file’s location

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**cargo locate-project** \[*options*]

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

This command will print a JSON object to stdout with the full path to the manifest. The manifest is found by searching upward for a file named **Cargo.toml** starting from the current working directory.

If the project happens to be a part of a workspace, the manifest of the project, rather than the workspace root, is output. This can be overridden by the **--workspace** flag. The root workspace is found by traversing further upward or by using the field **package.workspace** after locating the manifest of a workspace member.

# [OPTIONS](#OPTIONS)

**--workspace**

Locate the **Cargo.toml** at the root of the workspace, as opposed to the current workspace member.

## [Display Options](#Display_Options)

**--message-format** *fmt*

The representation in which to print the project location. Valid values:

•**json** (default): JSON object with the path under the key “root”.

•**plain**: Just the path.

**-v**, **--verbose**

Use verbose output. May be specified twice for “very verbose” output which includes extra output such as dependency warnings and build script output. May also be specified with the **term.verbose** *config value* <https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/config.html>.

**-q**, **--quiet**

Do not print cargo log messages. May also be specified with the **term.quiet** *config value* <https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/config.html>.

**--color** *when*

Control when colored output is used. Valid values:

•**auto** (default): Automatically detect if color support is available on the terminal.

•**always**: Always display colors.

•**never**: Never display colors.

May also be specified with the **term.color** *config value* <https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/config.html>.

## [Manifest Options](#Manifest_Options)

**--manifest-path** *path*

Path to the **Cargo.toml** file. By default, Cargo searches for the **Cargo.toml** file in the current directory or any parent directory.

## [Common Options](#Common_Options)

**+toolchain**

If Cargo has been installed with rustup, and the first argument to **cargo** begins with **+**, it will be interpreted as a rustup toolchain name (such as **+stable** or **+nightly**). See the *rustup documentation* <https://rust-lang.github.io/rustup/overrides.html> for more information about how toolchain overrides work.

**--config** *KEY=VALUE* or *PATH*

Overrides a Cargo configuration value. The argument should be in TOML syntax of **KEY=VALUE**, or provided as a path to an extra configuration file. This flag may be specified multiple times. See the *command-line overrides section* <https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/config.html#command-line-overrides> for more information.

**-C** *PATH*

Changes the current working directory before executing any specified operations. This affects things like where cargo looks by default for the project manifest (**Cargo.toml**), as well as the directories searched for discovering **.cargo/config.toml**, for example. This option must appear before the command name, for example **cargo -C path/to/my-project build**.

This option is only available on the *nightly* *channel* <https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/appendix-07-nightly-rust.html> and requires the **-Z unstable-options** flag to enable (see *#10098* <https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/issues/10098>).

**-h**, **--help**

Prints help information.

**-Z** *flag*

Unstable (nightly-only) flags to Cargo. Run **cargo -Z help** for details.

# [ENVIRONMENT](#ENVIRONMENT)

See *the reference* <https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/environment-variables.html> for details on environment variables that Cargo reads.

# [EXIT STATUS](#EXIT_STATUS)

•**0**: Cargo succeeded.

•**101**: Cargo failed to complete.

# [EXAMPLES](#EXAMPLES)

1.Display the path to the manifest based on the current directory:

```
cargo locate-project
```

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[**cargo**(1)](/man/os/rust-1.95/cargo.1), [**cargo-metadata**(1)](/man/os/rust-1.95/cargo-metadata.1)

---

Document: cargo-locate-project(1) from rust-1.95 1.95.0-r9 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust