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authorAdam Spiers <stow@adamspiers.org>2012-02-19 01:42:04 +0000
committerAdam Spiers <stow@adamspiers.org>2012-02-19 01:42:04 +0000
commit037ce9ee8a69b30fd22b73b5e68071a369171b38 (patch)
tree13004cb9d57948a840302e726fa3b13f3d032989
parent50d28a43061f8895deebbc84addd1630d4d0b039 (diff)
downloadstow-037ce9ee8a69b30fd22b73b5e68071a369171b38.tar.gz
Add a few more items to index.
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@@ -711,6 +711,7 @@ package. However, this behaviour can be prevented via the
@node Conflicts, Mixing Operations, Deleting Packages, Top
@chapter Conflicts
+@cindex conflicts
If, during installation, a file or symlink exists in the target tree and
has the same name as something Stow needs to create, and if the
existing name is not a folded tree that can be split open, then a
@@ -728,6 +729,7 @@ take into account all of these operations.
@anchor{Deferred Operation}
@section Deferred Operation
+@cindex deferred operation
Since version 2.0, Stow now adopts a two-phase algorithm, first
scanning for any potential conflicts before any stowing or unstowing
@@ -743,6 +745,7 @@ inconsistent state.
@c ===========================================================================
@node Mixing Operations, Multiple Stow Directories, Conflicts, Top
@chapter Mixing Operations
+@cindex mixing operations
Since version 2.0, multiple distinct actions can be specified in a single
invocation of GNU Stow. For example, to update an installation of Emacs from
@@ -755,6 +758,7 @@ stow -D emacs-21.3 -S emacs-21.4a
@noindent
which will replace emacs-21.3 with emacs-21.4a using a single invocation.
+@cindex deferred operation
This is much faster and cleaner than performing two separate
invocations of stow, because redundant folding/unfolding operations
can be factored out. In addition, all the operations are calculated
@@ -796,6 +800,7 @@ open the tree in the correct manner.
@node Target Maintenance, Resource Files, Multiple Stow Directories, Top
@chapter Target Maintenance
+@cindex maintenance
From time to time you will need to clean up your target tree. Since
version 2, Stow provides a new utility @command{chkstow} to help with
this. It includes three operational modes which performs checks that