# 使用 Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, pacman 安装 cargo-generate

查看 cargo-generate 的安装路径、可执行文件、元数据以及面向 AI 代理工作流的安全说明。

## 安装

```sh
sudo av install brew:cargo-generate
```

其他安装命令:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install cargo-generate
```

  证据: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install cargo-generate
```

  证据: MacPorts ports tree: devel/cargo-generate/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add cargo-generate
```

  证据: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cargo-generate from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#cargo-generate
```

  证据: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ca/cargo-generate/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S cargo-generate
```

  证据: Arch Linux sync databases: cargo-generate from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

## 软件包事实

- **软件包键:** brew:cargo-generate
- **软件包管理器:** Homebrew
- **软件包管理器页面:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/cargo-generate>
- **版本:** 0.23.14
- **来源摘要:** Use pre-existing git repositories as templates
- **主页:** <https://github.com/cargo-generate/cargo-generate>
- **仓库:** <https://github.com/cargo-generate/cargo-generate>
- **许可证:** Apache-2.0 OR MIT
- **源码归档:** <https://github.com/cargo-generate/cargo-generate/archive/refs/tags/v0.23.14.tar.gz>
- **最后更新:** 2026-07-23T16:35:37Z
- **已生成:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00

## 可执行文件

- cargo-generate (cli)
- cargo-generate (别名)

## 依赖

- libgit2
- libssh2
- openssl@3

## 构建依赖

- pkgconf
- rust

## 安装行为

- post-install 钩子: 未定义
- Bottle: 可用 于 arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## 版本和新鲜度

- 页面生成时间: 2026-08-04
- 管理器版本: 0.23.14
- 管理器更新时间: 2026-07-23
- 本地数据: OK
- 上游仓库: https://github.com/cargo-generate/cargo-generate
- 检测到的最新版本: v0.23.14 (当前)
## 项目历史与用法

cargo-generate is a Cargo subcommand for creating new Rust projects from existing git repositories used as templates. Its tagline, repeated in the README and guide, is `cargo, make me a project`.

The tool filled a gap left by Cargo's built-in `cargo new`: it lets communities publish richer starter projects, prompts, placeholders, hooks, and favorites without adding template logic to Cargo itself.

### 项目历史

The cargo-generate repository and first crates.io release appeared in May 2018. The official guide describes the core idea as leveraging a pre-existing git repository as a template to get a Rust project started quickly.

The project grew into a small templating engine around Git repositories. The guide documents Shopify Liquid for templated content, Rhai for hook scripts, regex placeholders, and special handling for `.liquid` files.

Its documentation also treats template discovery and reuse as first-class concepts: the README points users to the GitHub `cargo-generate` topic, while the guide supports favorite templates stored in `$CARGO_HOME/cargo-generate.toml` or `$CARGO_HOME/cargo-generate`.

### 采用历史

cargo-generate became common in Rust sub-ecosystems where a useful starter project needs more than a bare crate. The official README uses rustwasm's wasm-pack-template as its example, reflecting early adoption by WebAssembly-oriented Rust workflows.

By 2026 it had more than 2 million crates.io downloads and an active changelog, indicating sustained use as a project-scaffolding utility rather than a one-off template experiment.

### 使用方式

Typical usage is `cargo generate --git https://github.com/owner/template.git` or the shorthand `cargo generate owner/template`. The README also documents prefixes for GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and SourceHut template locations.

Template authors can use Liquid files, Rhai hooks, and placeholders; users can define favorite templates in the cargo-generate config file and then invoke them by name.

### 为什么软件包爱好者会关心

cargo-generate is package-nerd significant because it made template repositories a distribution format in the Rust ecosystem. A Git repo could become a reusable package-like project skeleton without needing to be published as a crate.

It also demonstrates the Cargo subcommand pattern at its most social: package managers do not just install programs, they standardize how communities bootstrap new projects.

### 时间线

- 2018-05-29: GitHub repository created and initial 0.0.0 crate published to crates.io.
- 2018: README and guide establish the git-template workflow, with rustwasm's wasm-pack-template as an early example.
- 2020s: Guide documents Liquid templating, Rhai hooks, favorite templates, and multiple git host shorthands.
- 2026: 0.23.x releases continue with fixes and maintenance; crate exceeds 2 million downloads.

### Related projects

- rustwasm/wasm-pack-template is the official README's example template.
- Shopify Liquid, Rhai, and regex are documented building blocks for template expansion.
- cargo-binstall is mentioned by the README as an alternative installation path.

### 来源

- <https://api.github.com/repos/cargo-generate/cargo-generate>
- <https://cargo-generate.github.io/cargo-generate/index.html>
- <https://crates.io/crates/cargo-generate>
- <https://github.com/cargo-generate/cargo-generate#readme>
- <https://github.com/cargo-generate/cargo-generate/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md>
- <https://github.com/cargo-generate/cargo-generate/blob/main/guide/src/favorites.md>


## 安全说明

没有找到 cargo-generate 的匹配本地密钥处理 manifest。软件包元数据仍在此发布，以便未来覆盖拥有稳定的软件包 URL。



## 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

- Unix: $CARGO_HOME/cargo-generate.toml, $CARGO_HOME/cargo-generate
## 源数据库详情

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** cargo-generate
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## 其他软件包管理器记录

- Nix - cargo-generate: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ca/cargo-generate/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- apk - cargo-generate - 0.23.12-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cargo-generate from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Use pre-existing git repositories as templates | https://github.com/cargo-generate/cargo-generate
- pacman - cargo-generate - 0.23.14-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: cargo-generate from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Use pre-existing git repositories as templates | https://github.com/cargo-generate/cargo-generate
- MacPorts - cargo-generate: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: devel/cargo-generate/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## 相关链接

- [Source-control packages](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family.
- [Package publisher tools](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/package-publishers/) - Belongs to a package publishing or registry command family.
- [Terminal utility packages](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata.
- [Text processing packages](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata.
- [openssl@3](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/openssl-3/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [libgit2](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/libgit2/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [pkgconf](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [rust](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [bindgen](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/bindgen/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, code-generation, developer-tools, rust.
- [cbindgen](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/cbindgen/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, code-generation, developer-tools, rust.
- [buffa](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/buffa/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, code-generation, developer-tools, rust.
- [sourcery](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/sourcery/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, code-generation, developer-tools.
- [mockolo](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/mockolo/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, code-generation, developer-tools.
- [openapi-generator](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/openapi-generator/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, code-generation, developer-tools.
- [mockery](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/mockery/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, code-generation, developer-tools.
- [rswift](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/rswift/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, code-generation, developer-tools.
- [cargo-c](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/cargo-c/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cargo, cli, developer, developer-tools, libgit2.
- [cargo-udeps](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/cargo-udeps/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cargo, cli, developer, developer-tools, libgit2.
- [cargo-update](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/cargo-update/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cargo, cli, developer, developer-tools, libgit2.

## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/cargo-generate.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/cargo-generate.yml)


## 来源

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- package version freshness
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
