From de9f8ce60bec35c72c3147c1fe621821970b6c4c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christian Cleberg Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2026 10:00:58 -0600 Subject: add stow -t flag example --- content/blog/2026-02-08-gnu-stow.org | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) (limited to 'content') diff --git a/content/blog/2026-02-08-gnu-stow.org b/content/blog/2026-02-08-gnu-stow.org index ecf82f2..5370f87 100644 --- a/content/blog/2026-02-08-gnu-stow.org +++ b/content/blog/2026-02-08-gnu-stow.org @@ -55,6 +55,15 @@ mv ~/.zprofile ~/git/dotfiles/zsh/ && \ stow zsh #+end_src +By default, Stow will symlink your files (e.g., ~zsh~) to the parent directory +of the directory in which you execute the command. Since we're in the +~~/git/dotfiles~ directory, we need to modify our ~stow~ command to ensure Stow +symlinks the files to our home directory: + +#+begin_src sh +stow -t ~ zsh +#+end_src + At this point, you have a centralized directory (~/git/dotfiles~) where you can stow any file and use ~stow~ to symlink it back to another directory on your system. -- cgit v1.2.3