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Add some more index entries to the manual.

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Adam Spiers 2012-02-18 15:45:49 +00:00
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@ -340,6 +340,7 @@ pages that are owned by stow and would otherwise cause a conflict.
The regular expression is anchored to the beginning of the path relative to The regular expression is anchored to the beginning of the path relative to
the target directory, because this is what you will want to do most of the time. the target directory, because this is what you will want to do most of the time.
@cindex adopting existing files
@item -a @item -a
@itemx --adopt @itemx --adopt
@strong{Warning!} This behaviour is specifically intended to alter the @strong{Warning!} This behaviour is specifically intended to alter the
@ -363,12 +364,15 @@ package, then compared by running something like @samp{git diff ...}
inside the stow package, and finally either kept (e.g. via @samp{git inside the stow package, and finally either kept (e.g. via @samp{git
commit ...}) or discarded (@samp{git checkout HEAD ...}). commit ...}) or discarded (@samp{git checkout HEAD ...}).
@cindex dry run
@cindex simulated run
@item -n @item -n
@itemx --no @itemx --no
@itemx --simulate @itemx --simulate
Do not perform any operations that modify the file system; in combination with Do not perform any operations that modify the file system; in combination with
@option{-v} can be used to merely show what would happen. @option{-v} can be used to merely show what would happen.
@cindex verbosity levels
@item -v @item -v
@itemx --verbose[=@var{n}] @itemx --verbose[=@var{n}]
Send verbose output to standard error describing what Stow is Send verbose output to standard error describing what Stow is
@ -622,6 +626,8 @@ tree-folding symlink.
@section Tree unfolding @section Tree unfolding
@cindex splitting open folded trees @cindex splitting open folded trees
@cindex unfolding trees @cindex unfolding trees
@cindex tree unfolding
@cindex tree unsplitting
The time often comes when a tree-folding symlink has to be undone The time often comes when a tree-folding symlink has to be undone
because another package uses one or more of the folded subdirectories in because another package uses one or more of the folded subdirectories in
its installation image. This operation is called @dfn{splitting open} or its installation image. This operation is called @dfn{splitting open} or
@ -655,7 +661,8 @@ the stow directory, or directories that only contain symlinks that stow
@emph{in} the stow directory or in any of the packages. @emph{in} the stow directory or in any of the packages.
@section Conflicts during installation @section Conflicts during installation
@cindex conflict @cindex conflicts
@cindex installation conflicts
If Stow needs to create a directory or a symlink in the target If Stow needs to create a directory or a symlink in the target
tree and it cannot because that name is already in use and is not owned tree and it cannot because that name is already in use and is not owned
by Stow, then a @dfn{conflict} has arisen. @xref{Conflicts}. by Stow, then a @dfn{conflict} has arisen. @xref{Conflicts}.