How does it work?

• Each "package" has its contents symlinked into another directory (the "target directory")

  • Examples: (target directory = "/usr/local")
    • /usr/local/stow/dia_0.85/bin/dia -> /usr/local/bin/dia
    • /usr/local/stow/dia_0.85/share/dia/dia_logo.png -> /usr/local/share/dia/dia_logo.png
    • /usr/local/stow/dia_0.85/man/man1/dia.1 -> /usr/local/man/man1/dia.1
    • And so on...

Notes: