stow
brew install stowOrganize software neatly under a single directory tree (e.g. /usr/local)
https://www.gnu.org/software/stow/
License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Development: Pull requests
Formula JSON API: /api/formula/stow.json
Formula code: stow.rb on GitHub
Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:
| macOS on Apple Silicon |
golden gate | ✅ |
|---|---|---|
| tahoe | ✅ | |
| sequoia | ✅ | |
| sonoma | ✅ | |
| ventura | ✅ | |
| monterey | ✅ | |
| macOS on Intel |
sonoma | ✅ |
| ventura | ✅ | |
| monterey | ✅ | |
| Linux | ARM64 | ✅ |
| x86_64 | ✅ |
Current versions:
| stable | ✅ | 2.4.1 |
Uses from macOS: perl
Binaries:
chkstow,
stow
GitHub Packages downloads:
| Last 30 days | 19,010 |
|---|---|
| Downloads | 354,002 |
| Analytics install events (30 days) | 2,343 |
| Downloads / install events (30 days) | 8.1× |
Source: GitHub Packages, fetched 2026-11-02T00:44:45Z. Analytics dates: 2026-10-03 to 2026-11-02. Totals exclude downloads from Bintray before the migration to GitHub Packages. Downloads and install attempts measure different things; the difference does not count analytics opt-outs. Definitions and limitations.
Analytics:
| 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Installs | 2,341 | 5,215 | 25,184 |
Installs (--HEAD) | 2 | 4 | 19 |
| Installs on Request | 2,341 | 5,214 | 25,179 |
Installs on Request (--HEAD) | 2 | 4 | 19 |
| Build Errors | 0 |