docs(stow): document restow needed for new files in stowed packages#35
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Adding a file to an already-stowed package does not auto-link it; the symlink appears only after 'stow --restow'. This was only noted inside the OMP adoption steps; promote it to a general subsection so it applies to every package.
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Summary
Adding a file to an already-stowed package does not auto-link it — the symlink appears only after
stow --restow. This fact was buried inside the Oh My Posh adoption steps; this promotes it to a general subsection indocs/stow-usage.mdso it applies to every package (zsh, herdr, future).Files
docs/stow-usage.md— new "Adding a file to an already-stowed package" subsection.Notes
Docs-only. Surfaced while adding the herdr completion file to the already-stowed zsh package.