The documentation mentions GNU stow: https://www.gnu.org/software/stow/manual/stow.html https://www.gnu.org/software/stow/manual/stow.html This was very usefu

The documentation mentions GNU stow: https://www.gnu.org/software/stow/manual/stow.html https://www.gnu.org/software/stow/manual/stow.html This was very useful in early 2000s running shared linux machines with a diverse set of software for scientific applications.