[cordova-docs] branch janpio-plugins updated: Testing a Plugin during development (#975)

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     new 43d381e  Testing a Plugin during development (#975)
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commit 43d381efca62df5ef028c976a440416b7b415c1c
Author: Jan Piotrowski <pi...@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Sun Apr 28 05:23:00 2019 +0200

    Testing a Plugin during development (#975)
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 www/docs/en/dev/guide/hybrid/plugins/index.md | 12 ++++++++++++
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diff --git a/www/docs/en/dev/guide/hybrid/plugins/index.md b/www/docs/en/dev/guide/hybrid/plugins/index.md
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--- a/www/docs/en/dev/guide/hybrid/plugins/index.md
+++ b/www/docs/en/dev/guide/hybrid/plugins/index.md
@@ -185,6 +185,18 @@ listed below, and each builds on the simple Echo Plugin example above:
 - [iOS Plugins](../../platforms/ios/plugin.html)
 - [Windows Plugins](../../platforms/windows/plugin.html)
 
+## Testing a Plugin during development
+
+The simplest way to manually test a plugin during development is to create a 
+Cordova app as usual and add the plugin with the `--link` option:
+
+```bash
+cordova plugin add ../path/to/my/plugin/relative/to/project --link
+```
+
+This creates a symbolic link instead of copying the plugin files, which enables you 
+to work on your plugin and then simply rebuild the app to use your changes.
+
 ## Validating a Plugin using Plugman
 
 You can use the `plugman` utility to check whether the plugin installs


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