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src/doc/src/guide/cargo-home.md

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* `credentials.toml`
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Private login credentials from [`cargo login`] in order to log in to a [registry][def-registry].
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* `.crates.toml`
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This hidden file contains [package][def-package] information of crates installed via [`cargo install`]. Do NOT edit by hand!
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* `.crates.toml`, `.crates2.json`
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These hidden files contain [package][def-package] information of crates installed via [`cargo install`]. Do NOT edit by hand!
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## Directories:
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src/doc/src/reference/config.md

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Sets the path to the root directory for installing executables for [`cargo
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install`]. Executables go into a `bin` directory underneath the root.
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To track information of installed executables, some extra files, such as
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`.crates.toml` and `.crates2.json`, would also be created under this root.
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The default if not specified is Cargo's home directory (default `.cargo` in
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your home directory).
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