"cordova create --link-to=../www" option does not work

Steps:
1. execute command "cordova create MyApp --link-to=~/mywwwapp/www

Expected Result:

• www folder in MyApp folder is a symlink of ~/mywwwapp/www

Actual Result:

• All the files inside MyApp/www folder are new and the folder is not a symlink of ~/mywwwapp/www