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Stow is a tool for managing the installation of multiple software
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packages in the same run-time directory tree. One historical
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difficulty of this task has been the need to administer, upgrade,
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install and remove files in independent packages without confusing
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them with other files sharing the same filesystem space.
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The approach used by Stow is to install each package into its own
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tree, then use symbolic links to make it appear as though the files
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are installed in the common tree. Administration can be performed in
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the package's private tree in isolation from clutter from other
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packages.
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Stow was inspired by Carnegie-Mellon's Depot program, but is
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substantially smaller.
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