FS#78541 - [pacman] Add an --overwrite-all argument to avoid dangerous globbing

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by drws (drws) - Wednesday, 17 May 2023, 19:52 GMT
Last edited by Toolybird (Toolybird) - Wednesday, 17 May 2023, 21:04 GMT
Task Type Feature Request
Category Packages: Core
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description: The --overwrite option requires a glob argument. In case when user wants to thoroughly/cleanly reinstall package(s) - sync their files to repo state, then a possibly dangerous asterisk-containing glob needs to be passed. Besides making a simple package (re)installation command dangerous, it also makes it somewhat ugly. Yes, --overwrite has its uses, but in this case I believe an --overwrite-all (or similar) would be very welcome.


Additional info:
* package version(s): Pacman v6.0.2 - libalpm v13.0.2
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Closed by  Toolybird (Toolybird)
Wednesday, 17 May 2023, 21:04 GMT
Reason for closing:  None
Comment by Daniel M. Capella (polyzen) - Wednesday, 17 May 2023, 21:00 GMT
Please file your issue at https://gitlab.archlinux.org/pacman/pacman/-/issues

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