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   This manual describes GNU Stow 1.3.3, a program for managing the
installation of software packages.

Introduction

Description of Stow.

Terminology

Terms used by this manual.

Invoking Stow

Option summary.

Installing packages

Using Stow to install.

Deleting packages

Using Stow to uninstall.

Caveats

Pitfalls and difficulties to beware.

Bootstrapping

When stow and perl are not yet stowed.

Reporting bugs

How, what, where, and when to report.

Known bugs

Don't report any of these.

GNU General Public License

Copying terms.

Index

Index of concepts.

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Caveats

Compile-time and install-time

Faking out `make install'.

Multiple stow directories

Further segregating software.

Conflicts

When Stow can't stow.

Compile-time and install-time

GNU Emacs

Other FSF software

Cygnus software

Perl and Perl 5 modules