stown – manage file system object mapping via symlinks

stown manages file system object mapping via symlinks.

It was inspired by Stow, which was found very useful but too unwieldy for the developer’s use. Stow relies on a number of Perl modules and can be a hassle to install on minimalistic systems. In contrast, stown requires only Python 3.9 or newer, without any additional dependencies.

When used with default options, stown will routinely abort operations in an attempt to protect existing targets. This can however lead to half-finished jobs. Using --dry-run prior to any live operation is recommended to lower that risk. Note that stown limits its recursive approach to managing links to a maximum depth of 10, which is typically sufficient. The --depth option can be used to change the limit.

This is free and open source software. It’s cross-platform software running under Linux and macOS.

Website: github.com/rseichter/stown
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Developer: Ralph Seichter
License: GNU General Public License v3.0

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