# Install lnk with Cargo

A Rust library to parse and write Windows shortcut files (.lnk). Version 0.6.4 via Cargo; verified 2026-03-30.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install cargo:lnk
```

Additional install commands:

### Portable and language managers

- Cargo (100%):

```sh
cargo install lnk
```

  Evidence: local crates.io package metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** cargo:lnk
- **Package manager:** Cargo
- **Package manager page:** <https://crates.io/crates/lnk>
- **Version:** 0.6.4
- **Source summary:** A Rust library to parse and write Windows shortcut files (.lnk)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/lilopkins/lnk-rs>
- **License:** MIT
- **Source archive:** <https://static.crates.io/crates/lnk/lnk-0.6.4.crate>
- **Published:** 2026-03-30 20:06:14.273061+00
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-30 20:06:14.273061+00
- **Generated:** 2026-09-19T06:45:57+00:00

## Executables

- lnk2json (binary): Declared by crates.io version metadata.

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-09-19
- Package-manager version: 0.6.4

## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for lnk. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.


## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** crates.io database dump
- **Crate ID:** 176,723
- **Crate Size:** 42,456
- **Edition:** 2021
- **Executable Intent:** Intent: public_cli, Signals: manifest declares a binary target
- **Has Lib:** yes
- **Num Versions:** 12
- **Recent Download Window Days:** 90
- **Rust Version:** 1.85
- **Version ID:** 2,189,127


## Related links

- [lnk](https://pkg.so/brew/lnk/) - Same normalized package name exists in another local package ecosystem.

## Sources

- crates.io package index
- cross-ecosystem install command graph