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Expand Up @@ -138,8 +138,7 @@ To start a new project with Cargo, use `cargo new`:
$ cargo new hello_world --bin
```

We’re passing `--bin` because we're making a binary program: if we were making
a library, we'd leave it off.
We’re passing `--bin` because our goal is to get straight to making an executable application, as opposed to a library. Executables are often called ‘binaries.’ (as in `/usr/bin`, if you’re on a Unix system)

Let's check out what Cargo has generated for us:

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