Project Layout

Cargo uses conventions for file placement to make it easy to dive into a new Cargo project:

.
├── Cargo.lock
├── Cargo.toml
├── benches
│   └── large-input.rs
├── examples
│   └── simple.rs
├── src
│   ├── bin
│   │   └── another_executable.rs
│   ├── lib.rs
│   └── main.rs
└── tests
    └── some-integration-tests.rs
  • Cargo.toml and Cargo.lock are stored in the root of your project (package root).
  • Source code goes in the src directory.
  • The default library file is src/lib.rs.
  • The default executable file is src/main.rs.
  • Other executables can be placed in src/bin/*.rs.
  • Integration tests go in the tests directory (unit tests go in each file they're testing).
  • Examples go in the examples directory.
  • Benchmarks go in the benches directory.

These are explained in more detail in the manifest description.