See what crates have changed after you run cargo update by comparing Cargo.lock to the vcs HEAD or file of your choice.
Supports git, mercurial, and plain files.
``` $ cargo lockdiff --from "HEAD@{2 months ago}" --links
| Package | From | To | |-------------------------------|---------|------------------------------| | actix-web | 1.0.9 | 2.0.0 | | chrono | 0.4.10 | 0.4.11 | | crossbeam-utils | 0.7.0 | 0.7.2 | | enum-as-inner | 0.2.1 | 0.3.2 | | flate2 | 1.0.13 | 1.0.14 | | lock_api | 0.3.2 | 0.3.3 | | pin-project-internal | NEW | 0.4.8 | | pin-project-lite | NEW | 0.1.4 | | proc-macro2 | 1.0.6 | 1.0.9 | | rust-embed-impl | 5.1.0 | 5.5.1 | | ryu | 1.0.2 | 1.0.3 | | tokio-current-thread | 0.1.6 | 0.1.7 | | tokio-signal | 0.2.7 | REMOVED | | tracing-subscriber | NEW | 0.2.3 | | tracing | 0.1.10 | 0.1.13 |
```
| Package | From | To | |-------------------------------|---------|------------------------------| | tracing | 0.1.10 | 0.1.13 | | pin-project-lite | NEW | 0.1.4 | | tracing-subscriber | NEW | 0.2.3 | | flate2 | 1.0.13 | 1.0.14 | | actix-web | 1.0.9 | 2.0.0 | | chrono | 0.4.10 | 0.4.11 | | enum-as-inner | 0.2.1 | 0.3.2 | | ryu | 1.0.2 | 1.0.3 | | pin-project-internal | NEW | 0.4.8 | | tokio-signal | 0.2.7 | REMOVED | | proc-macro2 | 1.0.6 | 1.0.9 | | crossbeam-utils | 0.7.0 | 0.7.2 | | lock_api | 0.3.2 | 0.3.3 | | rust-embed-impl | 5.1.0 | 5.5.1 | | tokio-current-thread | 0.1.6 | 0.1.7 |
```bash cargo install cargo-lockdiff
cargo lockdiff --help ```
To use git or hg the respective binary must be found in PATH.
```bash cargo update
cargo lockdiff ```
Or from vim, to insert the output into the commit message, type :r!cargo lockdiff.
To see what changed long ago (in git),
bash
cargo lockdiff --from "HEAD@{2 months ago}"
Environment variables prefixed with CARGO_LOCKDIFF_, such as CARGO_LOCKDIFF_NO_LINKS=true, may also be used. Set these in your ~/.profile (specific to your shell, of course) as defaults.
-p, --path <path>: Base to with which to prefix paths. E.g. -p app would look for HEAD:app/Cargo.lock and app/Cargo.lock. Env: CARGO_LOCKDIFF_PATH--from <fileish>: The file, vcs ref, or vcs ref with filename to compare from. To force the use of a particular vcs, prepend it with a colon. E.g. "hg:." Env: CARGO_LOCKDIFF_FROM
--to <fileish>: The file, vcs ref, or vcs ref with filename to compare to. To force the use of a particular vcs, prepend it with a colon. E.g. "hg:." Env: CARGO_LOCKDIFF_TO
-l, --links: Include links to where possible. Env: CARGO_LOCKDIFF_NO_LINKS ("true" or "false")
--help: Display usage information