stow: Durable Managed Local Copies of Remote Files
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.
| Version: | 0.3.0 |
| Depends: | R (≥ 4.0.0) |
| Imports: | curl, digest |
| Suggests: | testthat (≥ 3.2.0), withr |
| Published: | 2026-08-30 |
| DOI: | 10.32614/CRAN.package.stow (may not be active yet) |
| Author: | Cole Brokamp 
[aut, cre, cph] |
| Maintainer: | Cole Brokamp <cole at colebrokamp.com> |
| BugReports: | https://github.com/cole-brokamp/stow/issues |
| License: | MIT + file LICENSE |
| URL: | https://github.com/cole-brokamp/stow |
| NeedsCompilation: | no |
| Materials: | README, NEWS |
| CRAN checks: | stow results |
Documentation:
| Reference manual: | stow.html , stow.pdf |
Downloads:
| Package source: | stow_0.3.0.tar.gz |
| Windows binaries: | r-devel: not available, r-release: not available, r-oldrel: not available |
| macOS binaries: | r-release (arm64): not available, r-oldrel (arm64): not available, r-release (x86_64): not available, r-oldrel (x86_64): not available |
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