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8 changes: 5 additions & 3 deletions src/doc/trpl/guessing-game.md
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The `[dependencies]` section of `Cargo.toml` is like the `[package]` section:
everything that follows it is part of it, until the next section starts.
Cargo uses the dependencies section to know what dependencies on external
crates you have, and what versions you require. In this case, we’ve used version `0.3.0`.
crates you have, and what versions you require. In this case, we’ve specified version `0.3.0`,
which Cargo understands to be any release that’s compatible with this specific version.
Cargo understands [Semantic Versioning][semver], which is a standard for writing version
numbers. If we wanted to use the latest version we could use `*` or we could use a range
of versions. [Cargo’s documentation][cargodoc] contains more details.
numbers. If we wanted to use only `0.3.0` exactly, we could use `=0.3.0`. If we
wanted to use the latest version we could use `*`; We could use a range of
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wanted to use the latest version we could use `*`; We could use a range of

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wanted to use the latest version we could use `*`; we could use a range of

versions. [Cargo’s documentation][cargodoc] contains more details.

[semver]: http://semver.org
[cargodoc]: http://doc.crates.io/crates-io.html
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