# Install cargo-sort with Homebrew, apk, Nix, pacman Tool to check that your Cargo.toml dependencies are sorted alphabetically. Version 2.1.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-04-26. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:cargo-sort ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install cargo-sort ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add cargo-sort ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cargo-sort from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#cargo-sort ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ca/cargo-sort/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S cargo-sort ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: cargo-sort from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:cargo-sort - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.1.4 - **Source summary:** Tool to check that your Cargo.toml dependencies are sorted alphabetically - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 OR MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-04-26T11:42:31Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - cargo-sort (cli) - cargo-sort (alias) ## Build dependencies - rust ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2.1.4 - Package-manager updated: 2026-04-26 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/DevinR528/cargo-sort - Upstream latest detected: v2.1.4 (current) ## Project history and usage cargo-sort is a Rust Cargo subcommand for checking and sorting Cargo.toml dependency tables and related TOML tables. ### Project history The project README says cargo-sort was created as an implementation of David Tolnay's request-for-implementation issue for alphabetically sorting Cargo.toml dependencies, and that it uses toml-edit to parse TOML. ### Adoption history GitHub records the repository as created in June 2019, while crates.io records the cargo-sort crate as first published in May 2021. The input package facts list it in Homebrew, Alpine, Nix, and Arch packaging. ### How it is used The official README documents `cargo sort` as a cargo subcommand with default rewrite, check-only, print, workspace, custom table-order, grouped sorting, and `--config` modes. ### Why package nerds care cargo-sort matters to package maintainers because it turns Cargo.toml dependency ordering into a repeatable check, useful for CI and pre-commit workflows where noisy dependency diffs are annoying. ### Timeline - 2019: GitHub repository created. - 2021: First crates.io release recorded. - 2026: crates.io records max_version 2.1.4. ### Related projects - The README credits toml-edit as the TOML parser and links the original request-for-implementation issue. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## 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: tomlfmt.toml ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** cargo-sort - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - cargo-sort: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ca/cargo-sort/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - cargo-sort - 2.1.4-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cargo-sort from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Check if tables and items in a .toml file are lexically sorted | https://github.com/DevinR528/cargo-sort - pacman - cargo-sort - 2.1.4-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: cargo-sort from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Check if tables and items in a .toml file are lexically sorted | https://github.com/DevinR528/cargo-sort ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Package publisher tools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/package-publishers/) - Belongs to a package publishing or registry command family. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Package ecosystem packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/package-ecosystem-tools/) - Matched package manager, installer, dependency, registry, or publishing metadata. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cargo-shear](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cargo-shear/) - Package names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. Shared terms: cargo, cargo-toml, dependencies, toml. - [cargo-udeps](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cargo-udeps/) - Package names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. Shared terms: cargo, cargo-toml, dependencies, toml. - [cargo-sort](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/cargo/cargo-sort/) - Same normalized package name exists in another local package ecosystem. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/cargo-sort.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/cargo-sort.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph