commit 2b617a5c4e1d6253924b33286da1f6c75cf8f266
Author: laurens <miers132@gmail.com>
Date:   Fri May 1 18:54:07 2020 +0200

    Initial commit - Hello Cargo

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+# Generated with gitingore.io
+# Generated by Cargo
+# will have compiled files and executables
+target/
+
+# Remove Cargo.lock from gitignore if creating an executable, leave it for libraries
+# More information here https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/guide/cargo-toml-vs-cargo-lock.html
+Cargo.lock
+
+# These are backup files generated by rustfmt
+**/*.rs.bk
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+Rust "The Book" exercices
+=========================
+
+A collection of the examples/exercices/... found in the rust tutorial "The Book", collected for my own reference.
+
+Interesting commands
+--------------------
+
+### Compile ###
+
+1. Debug
+```
+$> cargo build
+```
+
+2. Release
+```
+$> cargo build --release
+```
+
+3. Check
+
+This is usefull in f.e. CI's to quickly check if our project can compile:
+```
+$> cargo check
+```
+
+### Documentation ###
+
+Make and open the documentation in your favorite web browser:
+```
+$> cargo doc --open
+```
+
+### Format ###
+
+To format the code:
+```
+$> cargo fmt
+```
+
+Interesting things to know
+--------------------------
+
+* A char is 4 bytes in Rust!
diff --git a/hello_cargo/Cargo.toml b/hello_cargo/Cargo.toml
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+[package]
+name = "hello_cargo"
+version = "0.1.0"
+authors = ["laurens <miers132@gmail.com>"]
+edition = "2018"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
diff --git a/hello_cargo/src/main.rs b/hello_cargo/src/main.rs
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+fn main() {
+    println!("Hello, cargo!");
+}