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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 ORCID iD [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: stow_0.3.0.zip, r-oldrel: stow_0.3.0.zip
macOS binaries: r-release (arm64): stow_0.3.0.tgz, r-oldrel (arm64): stow_0.3.0.tgz, r-release (x86_64): stow_0.3.0.tgz, r-oldrel (x86_64): stow_0.3.0.tgz

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