cargo-q

A Cargo subcommand that allows running multiple Cargo commands in a time.

TODO

• ✅ Add sequential execution
• ✅ Add ; as command separator for independent commands
• ✅ Add & as command separator for dependent commands
• ✅ Add parallel execution between independent commands
• ❌ Add > as command separator for dependent commands
• ❌ Support mixed separators

Installation

cargo install cargo-q

Features

• Run multiple Cargo commands sequentially
• Use different separators for command execution:
  • Space: Run commands sequentially (independent execution)
  • ;: Run independent commands sequentially
  • &: Run commands with dependencies (each command depends on previous command's success)
• Support parallel execution for independent commands
• Verbose mode for detailed output

Usage

Run a Single Command

cargo q check

Run Multiple Commands

Sequential Execution (Space Separator)

# Run commands sequentially and independently
cargo q "check test"      # Runs check, then test
cargo q 'check test'      # Single and double quotes both work

Independent Commands (; Separator)

# Run commands sequentially and independently
cargo q "test --features feature1 ; run"  # Commands with parameters need ; separator

Dependent Commands (& Separator)

# Run commands with explicit dependencies
cargo q "check & test & run"  # Each command runs only if previous command succeeds
cargo q "check&test&run"      # Spaces around & are optional

Parallel Execution

# Run independent commands in parallel
cargo q -p "build -r; build"      # Run both commands in parallel
cargo q --parallel "check; test"   # Same as above

Verbose Output

cargo q -v "check test"       # Show detailed output
cargo q --verbose "check test"  # Same as above

License

Licensed under Apache-2.0 license (LICENSE or http://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0)