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Add a note that this requires git.
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The `--recursive` downloads Cargo's own dependencies. You can't use Cargo to
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fetch dependencies until you have Cargo installed!
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fetch dependencies until you have Cargo installed! Also, you will need to have
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`git` installed. Much of the Rust world assumes `git` usage, so it's a good
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thing to have around. Please check out [the git
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documentation](http://git-scm.com/book/en/Getting-Started-Installing-Git) for
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more on installing `git`.
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We hope to give Cargo a binary installer, similar to Rust's own, so that
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this will not be necessary in the future.
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Let's see if that worked. Try this:
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