A few other commands with the rustup.sh script are as follows. These commands are not necessary for common usage. The following commands are advanced commands that are not usually used by developers at an early stage of Rust development.
- Install to a particular location:
rustup.sh prefix=my/install/dir
- Save the download for faster reinstallation:
rustup.sh save
- Install nightly:
rustup.sh channel=nightly
- Install nightly archives:
rustup.sh --channel=nightly date=2015-04-09
- Install the explicit versions:
rustup.sh --revision=1.0.0-beta
These commands help with the installation of a particular build, unstable releases, and version-controlled component installation.