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Expand Up @@ -63,6 +63,13 @@ the [subsystem] when linking on a Windows target. It uses the
`console` or `windows`. This attribute is ignored on non-Windows targets, and
for non-`bin` [crate types].

The "console" subsystem is the default. If a console process is run from an
existing console then it will be attached to that console, otherwise a new
console window will be created.

The "windows" subsystem is commonly used by GUI applications that do not want to
display a console window on startup. It will run detached from any existing console.

```rust
#![windows_subsystem = "windows"]
```
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