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type: software
license: MIT
title: 'stow: Durable Managed Local Copies of Remote Files'
version: 0.3.0
doi: 10.32614/CRAN.package.stow
abstract: Turns remote file URLs into paths to durable managed local copies stored
  in a fixed subdirectory of platform-appropriate, package-specific user data directories.
  Matching copies are reused across R sessions and remain available for offline use.
  Supports optional ETag-based versions, content validation, and staged replacement
  that prevents failed downloads and files that fail a supplied validator from becoming
  managed local copies. Includes tools to inspect, conservatively prune, and explicitly
  remove retained copies.
authors:
- family-names: Brokamp
  given-names: Cole
  email: cole@colebrokamp.com
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0289-3151
repository: https://cole-brokamp.r-universe.dev
repository-code: https://github.com/cole-brokamp/stow
commit: fa1268e3543bd9e87eeb08fbeff837c8a5b90f36
url: https://github.com/cole-brokamp/stow
date-released: '2026-08-19'
contact:
- family-names: Brokamp
  given-names: Cole
  email: cole@colebrokamp.com
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0289-3151