stow [-n] [-v] --dir=/home/akreed/Documents/dotfiles --target=/home/akreed .
where
[-n]
option makes that changes don't get applied (simulation mode)[-v]
increases the verbosity--dir
specifies your git repository with your config--target
specifies where to apply stow.
current directory (from where packages will be read)
To remove symbolic links created (or already existing configuration files) just manually remove them from your filesystem.
I'm using a specific theme for cursor icons. Depending on your file system you may not be able to extract the .tar.gz
file correctly. Because of that it is recommended to manually copy the .icons
folder into your home folder and manually extract it there. I have added this folder to .stow-local-ignore
so that it doesn't get linked.