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@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ README for GNU Stow
This is GNU Stow, a symlink farm manager program which takes distinct This is GNU Stow, a symlink farm manager program which takes distinct
packages of software and/or data located in separate directories on packages of software and/or data located in separate directories on
the filesystem, and makes them appear to be installed in the same the filesystem, and makes them appear to be installed in the same
place. For example, /usr/local/bin could contain symlinks to files place. For example, `/usr/local/bin` could contain symlinks to files
within /usr/local/stow/emacs/bin, /usr/local/stow/perl/bin etc., and within `/usr/local/stow/emacs/bin`, `/usr/local/stow/perl/bin` etc., and
likewise recursively for any other subdirectories such as .../share, likewise recursively for any other subdirectories such as `.../share`,
.../man, and so on. `.../man`, and so on.
This is particularly useful for keeping track of system-wide and This is particularly useful for keeping track of system-wide and
per-user installations of software built from source, but can also per-user installations of software built from source, but can also
@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ License
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Stow is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License, Stow is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License,
which can be found in the file COPYING. which can be found in the file [`COPYING`](COPYING).
Installation Installation
------------ ------------
See INSTALL for installation instructions. See [`INSTALL`](INSTALL) for installation instructions.
Feedback Feedback
-------- --------
@ -49,5 +49,5 @@ things in sync, Stow stores no extra state between runs, so there's no
danger (as there is in Depot) of mangling directories when file danger (as there is in Depot) of mangling directories when file
hierarchies don't match the database. Also unlike Depot, Stow will hierarchies don't match the database. Also unlike Depot, Stow will
never delete any files, directories, or links that appear in a Stow never delete any files, directories, or links that appear in a Stow
directory (e.g., /usr/local/stow/emacs), so it's always possible to directory (e.g., `/usr/local/stow/emacs`), so it's always possible to
rebuild the target tree (e.g., /usr/local). rebuild the target tree (e.g., `/usr/local`).