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Expand Up @@ -14,24 +14,24 @@ To install Rust through Rustup, you can go to
so on your platform. This will install both `rustup` itself and the `stable`
version of `rustc` and `cargo`.

To install a specific Rust version, you can use `rustup install`:
To install a specific Rust version, you can use `rustup toolchain install`:

```console
$ rustup install 1.30.0
$ rustup toolchain install 1.30.0
```

This works for a specific nightly, as well:

```console
$ rustup install nightly-2018-08-01
$ rustup toolchain install nightly-2018-08-01
```

As well as any of our release channels:

```console
$ rustup install stable
$ rustup install beta
$ rustup install nightly
$ rustup toolchain install stable
$ rustup toolchain install beta
$ rustup toolchain install nightly
```

## For updating your installation
Expand All @@ -53,6 +53,12 @@ To set the default toolchain to something other than `stable`:
$ rustup default nightly
```

To uninstall a specific Rust version, you can use `rustup toolchain uninstall`:

```console
$ rustup toolchain uninstall 1.30.0
```

To use a toolchain other than the default, use `rustup run`:

```console
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