Winstow

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A Windows-native symlink farm manager inspired by GNU Stow

Winstow is a Windows-native symlink farm manager inspired by GNU Stow. It helps you manage your dotfiles, configuration files, and software packages by creating symbolic links from a central stow directory to a target directory (typically your home directory). Features: - Windows-Native: Built specifically for Windows with proper symlink support - GNU Stow Compatible: Familiar interface if you've used GNU Stow - Directory Folding: Intelligent directory symlinking reduces link count - Conflict Resolution: --adopt and --override for handling existing files - Pattern Matching: --ignore and --defer for flexible file management - Configuration Files: Set defaults with .winstowrc - Small & Fast: Single ~600KB binary - Safe: Dry-run mode to preview changes before applying