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| Stow |
| Computer languages | Perl + |
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| Documentation note | User manual available from http://www.gnu.org/software/stow/manual/ |
| Full description | Manages the installation process by keepin … Manages the installation process by keeping packages separate while making them appear to be installed in the same place. Stow doesn't store an extra state between runs, so there's no danger of mangling directories when file hierarchies don't match the database. Also, stow will never delete any files, directories, or links that appear in a stow directory, so it is always possible to rebuild the target tree. lways possible to rebuild the target tree. |
| GNU package identifier | Stow + |
| Homepage URL | http://www.gnu.org/software/stow/ + |
| Interface | command-line + |
| Is GNU | true + |
| Keywords | administration + , file management + , installation + , stow + , GNU stow + |
| Last review by | Adam Spiers + |
| Last review date | 15 December 2011 + |
| License | GPLv2orlater + |
| License note | Will probably migrate to GPLv3 soon. + |
| License verified by | Adam Spiers + |
| License verified date | 20 December 2001 + |
| Name | stow + |
| Prerequisite description | Perl + |
| Prerequisite kind | Required to use + |
| Programming-language | perl + |
| Real name | Adam Spiers + |
| Related projects | Graft + , Reflect + , Sencap + , Toast + , Ln local + |
| Resource URL | https://savannah.gnu.org/git/?group=stow + , http://savannah.gnu.org/mail/?group_id=978 + , mailto:bug-stow@gnu.org + , mailto:help-stow@gnu.org + , mailto:info-stow@gnu.org + , mailto:stow-devel@gnu.org + |
| Resource audience | Developer + , Bug Tracking + , Support + |
| Resource kind | VCS Repository Webview + , E-mail + |
| Revisionid | 12,860 + |
| Revisiontimestamp | 15 December 2011 21:20:24 + |
| Revisionuser | Aspiers + |
| Role | Maintainer + |
| Short description | Manages installation process + |
| Submitted by | Database conversion + |
| Submitted date | 1 April 2011 + |
| System-administration | configuration + |
| Use | system-administration + |
| User level | intermediate + |
| VCS checkout command | git clone git://git.savannah.gnu.org/stow.git + |
| Version-control | git + |
| Version comment | 2.1.2 stable released Dec 11th 2011 |
| Version date | 11 December 2011 + |
| Version download | http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/stow/stow-2.1.2.tar.gz + |
| Version identifier | 2.1.2 + |
| Version status | stable + |
| Has improper value forThis property is a special property in this wiki. | Resource audience + |
| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki. | 25 May 2012 02:47:08 + |
| Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | Entry + |
| EmailThis property is a special property in this wiki. | stow@adamspiers.org + |
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