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Cargo subcommand for checking and applying updates to installed executables. Version 22.1.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-28.
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overview
Package summary
Cargo subcommand for checking and applying updates to installed executables
Project links
Commands and aliases
- cargo-install-update
- cargo-install-update-config
history
Project history and usage
cargo-update provides Cargo subcommands for checking and applying updates to executables installed with `cargo install`.
Project history
The official manual says cargo-update was built from frustration with periodically checking cargo-installed executables for updates. The README presents `cargo install-update` and `cargo install-update-config` as the two user-facing commands.
Adoption history
GitHub records the repository as created in October 2016, and crates.io records the first cargo-update release the same month. The input package facts list Alpine, Homebrew, Nix, and Arch packages.
How it is used
The manual documents updating all installed packages with `cargo install-update -a`, updating selected packages, listing without updating, using cargo-binstall when appropriate, and configuring per-package build options with `cargo install-update-config`.
Why package nerds care
cargo-update fills a long-standing package-manager gap for Cargo-installed CLI tools: it gives users a repeatable way to discover and apply crate executable updates while preserving per-package install options.
Timeline
- 2016: GitHub repository created and first crates.io release recorded.
- 2026: crates.io records max_version 20.0.2.
Related projects
- The manual documents optional cargo-binstall integration and relies on Cargo registry metadata and Cargo install state.
Sources
- https://api.github.com/repos/nabijaczleweli/cargo-update
- https://github.com/nabijaczleweli/cargo-update
- https://docs.rs/cargo-update
- https://github.com/nabijaczleweli/cargo-update#readme
- https://rawcdn.githack.com/nabijaczleweli/cargo-update/man/cargo-install-update-config.1.html
- https://rawcdn.githack.com/nabijaczleweli/cargo-update/man/cargo-install-update.1.html
- https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/cargo-update
- https://formulae.brew.sh/api/formula/cargo-update.json
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
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.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
$CARGO_HOME/.install_config.toml~/.cargo/.install_config.toml
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
$CARGO_HOME/credentials$CARGO_HOME/credentials.toml~/.cargo/credentials~/.cargo/credentials.toml
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
cargo-install-update | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
cargo-install-update-config | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
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 generated2026-08-03
manager version22.1.1
manager updated2026-07-28
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:cargo-update |
|---|---|
| Version | 22.1.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/nabijaczleweli/cargo-update |
| Repository | https://github.com/nabijaczleweli/cargo-update |
| Last updated | 2026-07-28T04:45:39Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
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.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation