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This manual describes GNU Stow version 2.2.2
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(9 November 2015), a program for managing the installation of software
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packages.
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Software and documentation is copyrighted by the following:
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(C) 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 Bob Glickstein <bobg+stow@zanshin.com>
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(C) 2000, 2001 Guillaume Morin <gmorin@gnu.org>
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(C) 2007 Kahlil (Kal) Hodgson <kahlil@internode.on.net>
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(C) 2011 Adam Spiers <stow@adamspiers.org>
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<h1 class="settitle">Stow</h1>
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<h2>Table of Contents</h2>
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<li><a name="toc_Top" href="index.html#Top">Stow</a>
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<li><a name="toc_Introduction" href="Introduction.html#Introduction">1 Introduction</a>
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<li><a name="toc_Terminology" href="Terminology.html#Terminology">2 Terminology</a>
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<li><a name="toc_Invoking-Stow" href="Invoking-Stow.html#Invoking-Stow">3 Invoking Stow</a>
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<li><a name="toc_Ignore-Lists" href="Ignore-Lists.html#Ignore-Lists">4 Ignore Lists</a>
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<li><a href="Motivation-For-Ignore-Lists.html#Motivation-For-Ignore-Lists">4.1 Motivation For Ignore Lists</a>
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<li><a href="Types-And-Syntax-Of-Ignore-Lists.html#Types-And-Syntax-Of-Ignore-Lists">4.2 Types And Syntax Of Ignore Lists</a>
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<li><a href="Justification-For-Yet-Another-Set-Of-Ignore-Files.html#Justification-For-Yet-Another-Set-Of-Ignore-Files">4.3 Justification For Yet Another Set Of Ignore Files</a>
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<li><a name="toc_Installing-Packages" href="Installing-Packages.html#Installing-Packages">5 Installing Packages</a>
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<li><a href="Installing-Packages.html#Installing-Packages">5.1 Tree folding</a>
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<li><a href="Installing-Packages.html#Installing-Packages">5.2 Tree unfolding</a>
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<li><a href="Installing-Packages.html#Installing-Packages">5.3 Ownership</a>
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<li><a href="Installing-Packages.html#Installing-Packages">5.4 Conflicts during installation</a>
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<li><a name="toc_Deleting-Packages" href="Deleting-Packages.html#Deleting-Packages">6 Deleting Packages</a>
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<li><a href="Deleting-Packages.html#Deleting-Packages">6.1 Refolding “foldable” trees.</a>
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<li><a name="toc_Conflicts" href="Conflicts.html#Conflicts">7 Conflicts</a>
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<li><a href="Conflicts.html#Conflicts">7.1 Deferred Operation</a>
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<li><a name="toc_Mixing-Operations" href="Mixing-Operations.html#Mixing-Operations">8 Mixing Operations</a>
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<li><a name="toc_Multiple-Stow-Directories" href="Multiple-Stow-Directories.html#Multiple-Stow-Directories">9 Multiple Stow Directories</a>
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<li><a name="toc_Target-Maintenance" href="Target-Maintenance.html#Target-Maintenance">10 Target Maintenance</a>
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<li><a name="toc_Resource-Files" href="Resource-Files.html#Resource-Files">11 Resource Files</a>
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<li><a name="toc_Compile_002dtime-vs-Install_002dtime" href="Compile_002dtime-vs-Install_002dtime.html#Compile_002dtime-vs-Install_002dtime">12 Compile-time vs Install-time</a>
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<li><a href="Compile_002dtime-vs-Install_002dtime.html#Compile_002dtime-vs-Install_002dtime">12.1 Advice on changing compilation and installation parameters</a>
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<li><a href="GNU-Emacs.html#GNU-Emacs">12.2 GNU Emacs</a>
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<li><a href="Other-FSF-Software.html#Other-FSF-Software">12.3 Other FSF Software</a>
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<li><a href="Cygnus-Software.html#Cygnus-Software">12.4 Cygnus Software</a>
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<li><a href="Perl-and-Perl-5-Modules.html#Perl-and-Perl-5-Modules">12.5 Perl and Perl 5 Modules</a>
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<li><a name="toc_Bootstrapping" href="Bootstrapping.html#Bootstrapping">13 Bootstrapping</a>
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<li><a name="toc_Reporting-Bugs" href="Reporting-Bugs.html#Reporting-Bugs">14 Reporting Bugs</a>
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<li><a name="toc_Known-Bugs" href="Known-Bugs.html#Known-Bugs">15 Known Bugs</a>
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<li><a name="toc_GNU-General-Public-License" href="GNU-General-Public-License.html#GNU-General-Public-License">GNU General Public License</a>
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<li><a href="GNU-General-Public-License.html#GNU-General-Public-License">Preamble</a>
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<li><a href="GNU-General-Public-License.html#GNU-General-Public-License">How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs</a>
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<li><a name="toc_Index" href="Index.html#Index">Index</a>
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<h2 class="unnumbered">Stow</h2>
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<li><a accesskey="1" href="Introduction.html#Introduction">Introduction</a>: Description of Stow.
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<li><a accesskey="2" href="Terminology.html#Terminology">Terminology</a>: Terms used by this manual.
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<li><a accesskey="3" href="Invoking-Stow.html#Invoking-Stow">Invoking Stow</a>: Option summary.
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<li><a accesskey="4" href="Ignore-Lists.html#Ignore-Lists">Ignore Lists</a>: Controlling what gets stowed.
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<li><a accesskey="5" href="Installing-Packages.html#Installing-Packages">Installing Packages</a>: Using Stow to install.
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<li><a accesskey="6" href="Deleting-Packages.html#Deleting-Packages">Deleting Packages</a>: Using Stow to uninstall.
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<li><a accesskey="7" href="Conflicts.html#Conflicts">Conflicts</a>: When Stow can't stow.
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<li><a accesskey="8" href="Mixing-Operations.html#Mixing-Operations">Mixing Operations</a>: Multiple actions per invocation.
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<li><a accesskey="9" href="Multiple-Stow-Directories.html#Multiple-Stow-Directories">Multiple Stow Directories</a>: Further segregating software.
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<li><a href="Target-Maintenance.html#Target-Maintenance">Target Maintenance</a>: Cleaning up mistakes.
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<li><a href="Resource-Files.html#Resource-Files">Resource Files</a>: Setting default command line options.
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<li><a href="Compile_002dtime-vs-Install_002dtime.html#Compile_002dtime-vs-Install_002dtime">Compile-time vs Install-time</a>: Faking out `make install'.
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<li><a href="Bootstrapping.html#Bootstrapping">Bootstrapping</a>: When stow and perl are not yet stowed.
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<li><a href="Reporting-Bugs.html#Reporting-Bugs">Reporting Bugs</a>: How, what, where, and when to report.
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<li><a href="Known-Bugs.html#Known-Bugs">Known Bugs</a>: Don't report any of these.
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<li><a href="GNU-General-Public-License.html#GNU-General-Public-License">GNU General Public License</a>: Copying terms.
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<li><a href="Index.html#Index">Index</a>: Index of concepts.
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<p>--- The Detailed Node Listing ---
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<p>Ignore Lists
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<li><a href="Motivation-For-Ignore-Lists.html#Motivation-For-Ignore-Lists">Motivation For Ignore Lists</a>
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<li><a href="Types-And-Syntax-Of-Ignore-Lists.html#Types-And-Syntax-Of-Ignore-Lists">Types And Syntax Of Ignore Lists</a>
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<li><a href="Justification-For-Yet-Another-Set-Of-Ignore-Files.html#Justification-For-Yet-Another-Set-Of-Ignore-Files">Justification For Yet Another Set Of Ignore Files</a>
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<p>Advice on changing compilation and installation parameters
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<li><a href="GNU-Emacs.html#GNU-Emacs">GNU Emacs</a>
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<li><a href="Other-FSF-Software.html#Other-FSF-Software">Other FSF Software</a>
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<li><a href="Cygnus-Software.html#Cygnus-Software">Cygnus Software</a>
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<li><a href="Perl-and-Perl-5-Modules.html#Perl-and-Perl-5-Modules">Perl and Perl 5 Modules</a>
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