# `mise plugins link`

- **Usage**: `mise plugins link [-f --force] <NAME> [DIR]`
- **Aliases**: `ln`
- **Source code**: [`src/cli/plugins/link.rs`](https://github.com/jdx/mise/blob/main/src/cli/plugins/link.rs)

Symlinks a plugin into mise

This is used for developing a plugin.

## Arguments

### `<NAME>`

The name of the plugin
e.g.: node, ruby

### `[DIR]`

The local path to the plugin
e.g.: ./mise-node

## Flags

### `-f --force`

Overwrite existing plugin

Examples:

    # essentially just `ln -s ./mise-node ~/.local/share/mise/plugins/node`
    $ mise plugins link node ./mise-node

    # infer plugin name as "node"
    $ mise plugins link ./mise-node
