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syntax: markdown
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tags: [tldr, common]
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source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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---
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# stow
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> Symlink manager.
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> Often used to manage dotfiles.
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> See also: `chezmoi`, `tuckr`, `vcsh`, `homeshick`.
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> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/stow/manual/html_node/Invoking-Stow.html>.
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- Symlink all files recursively to a given directory:
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`stow {{[-t|--target]}} {{path/to/target_directory}} {{file1 directory1 file2 directory2}}`
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- Delete symlinks recursively from a given directory:
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`stow {{[-D|--delete]}} {{[-t|--target]}} {{path/to/target_directory}} {{file1 directory1 file2 directory2}}`
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- Simulate to see what the result would be like:
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`stow {{[-n|--simulate]}} {{[-t|--target]}} {{path/to/target_directory}} {{file1 directory1 file2 directory2}}`
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- Delete and resymlink:
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`stow {{[-R|--restow]}} {{[-t|--target]}} {{path/to/target_directory}} {{file1 directory1 file2 directory2}}`
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- Exclude files matching a regular expression:
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`stow --ignore={{regular_expression}} {{[-t|--target]}} {{path/to/target_directory}} {{file1 directory1 file2 directory2}}`
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