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docs: bin source can be src/main.rs and/or in src/bin/
This commit clarifies the doc by stating we can place a binary source as `src/main.rs` and/or in `src/bin/`. Wording is suggested by Ed Page (@epage). Closes #14463.
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## Binaries
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Binary targets are executable programs that can be run after being compiled.
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The default binary filename is `src/main.rs`, which defaults to the name of
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the package. Additional binaries are stored in the [`src/bin/`
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directory][package layout]. The settings for each binary can be [customized]
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in the `[[bin]]` tables in `Cargo.toml`.
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A binary's source can be `src/main.rs` and/or stored in the [`src/bin/`
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directory][package layout]. For `src/main.rs`, the default binary name is the
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package name. The settings for each binary can be [customized] in the`[[bin]]`
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tables in `Cargo.toml`.
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Binaries can use the public API of the package's library. They are also linked
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with the [`[dependencies]`][dependencies] defined in `Cargo.toml`.

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