Allow stow --adopt to adopt a folder if I try to stow a folder that already exists.
Contributor guide
Tech stack
None
Domain
cli
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Basic PerlUnderstanding of stow's symlink management
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
45
Research direction
Investigate the current implementation of the adopt option in the stow source code, likely in lib/Stow.pm. Extend the adoption logic to handle directories when the target directory already exists. Review existing tests for adopt to ensure the new behavior is properly tested.
