cargo uninstall - The Cargo Book

# cargo-uninstall(1)

## NAME

cargo-uninstall - Remove a Rust binary

## SYNOPSIS

`cargo uninstall` [options] [spec...]

## DESCRIPTION

This command removes a package installed with cargo-install(1). The spec argument is a package ID specification of the package to remove (see cargo-pkgid(1)).

By default all binaries are removed for a crate but the `--bin` and `--example` flags can be used to only remove particular binaries.

The installation root is determined, in order of precedence:

- `--root` option
- `CARGO_INSTALL_ROOT` environment variable
- `install.root` Cargo config value
- `CARGO_HOME` environment variable
- `$HOME/.cargo`

## OPTIONS

### Install Options

`-p`
`--package` spec...
  Package to uninstall.
`--bin` name...
  Only uninstall the binary name.
`--root` dir
  Directory to uninstall packages from.

### Display Options

`-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.
`-q`
`--quiet`
  No output printed to stdout.
`--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.

### 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 for more information about how toolchain overrides work.
`-h`
`--help`
  Prints help information.
`-Z` flag
  Unstable (nightly-only) flags to Cargo. Run `cargo -Z help` for details.

## ENVIRONMENT

See the reference for details on environment variables that Cargo reads.

## EXIT STATUS

- `0`: Cargo succeeded.
- `101`: Cargo failed to complete.

## EXAMPLES

1. Uninstall a previously installed package.

       cargo uninstall ripgrep

## SEE ALSO

cargo(1), cargo-install(1)