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cargo install cargo-aboutlocal crates.io package metadata
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Install cargo-about with Cargo
Cargo plugin for generating a listing of all of the crates and the the terms under which they are licensed. Version 0.9.2 via Cargo; verified 2026-08-18. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#cargo-about.
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Additional install commands
overview
Package summary
Cargo plugin for generating a listing of all of the crates and the the terms under which they are licensed
Project links
Commands and aliases
- cargo-about
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for cargo-about. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
cargo-about | binary | cargo-installed executable | Declared by crates.io version metadata. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-09-19
manager version0.9.2
manager updated2026-08-18
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cargo:cargo-about |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.2 |
| Package manager | Cargo |
| Package manager page | https://crates.io/crates/cargo-about |
| Homepage | https://github.com/EmbarkStudios/cargo-about |
| Repository | https://github.com/EmbarkStudios/cargo-about |
| Upstream docs | https://docs.rs/cargo-about |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://static.crates.io/crates/cargo-about/cargo-about-0.9.2.crate |
| Last updated | 2026-08-18 14:51:10.657384+00 |
| Published | 2026-08-18 14:51:10.657384+00 |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | crates.io database dump |
|---|---|
| Crate ID | 179,125 |
| Crate Size | 96,823 |
| Edition | 2024 |
| Executable Intent | |
| Has Lib | yes |
| Num Versions | 42 |
| Recent Download Window Days | 90 |
| Rust Version | 1.88.0 |
| Version ID | 3,024,762 |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
cargo-about
nix profile install nixpkgs#cargo-about- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cargo About
pacman95%
cargo-about 0.8.4-2
Cargo plugin to generate list of all licenses for a crate
https://github.com/EmbarkStudios/cargo-about
sudo pacman -S cargo-about- License: Apache-2.0 AND MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cargo About
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Used sources
- crates.io package index
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- external package-manager database matches