What is react-native link?

Question

What is the purpose of the react-native link command?

Answer 1

When you installed any third party library with native content,you have to link the dependencies in android and ios. react-native link is responsible for including the dependencies in gradlew and pod files.

for suppose you installed react-native-vector-icons package then you have to link in your gradlew files. the new version of react native 0.60 has auto linking.

npm install react-native-vector-icons

react-native link react-native-vector-icons