Anthony Tietjen: Rust Cargo to Node.js NPM Cheat Sheet

A quick reference for translating common Rust Cargo commands to Node.js NPM commands.

Cargo Command	NPM Command
`cargo new project_name`	`npm init`
`cargo build`	`npm install`
`cargo add package`	`npm install package`
`cargo remove package`	`npm uninstall package`
`cargo install package` (for binaries only)	`npm install -g package`
`cargo update`	`npm update`
`cargo run`	`npm run start`
`cargo build --release`	`npm run build`
`cargo test`	`npm test`
`cargo publish`	`npm publish`
`cargo tree` (requires cargo-tree)	`npm list`
`cargo outdated` (requires cargo-outdated)	`npm outdated`
`cargo audit` (requires cargo-audit)	`npm audit`
`cargo clean && cargo build`	`npm ci`
`cargo run --bin package` (or install manually)	`npx package`
`cargo path`	`npm link`

Use this cheat sheet as a guide when working between Rust Cargo and Node.js NPM.

Rust Cargo to Node.js NPM Cheat Sheet