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    – AlexP
    2 days ago










  • I am using the bash shell thx
    – Alexander Mills
    2 days ago
















What shell are you using?
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What shell are you using?
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I am using the bash shell thx
– Alexander Mills
2 days ago




I am using the bash shell thx
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is there a way to configure the shell to do not overwrite the file if it already exists? Maybe a no-clobber option?




Yes, there is the noclobber option:




Prevent output redirection using >, >&, and <> from overwriting existing files.




$ echo foo > bar
$ echo foo > bar
$ set -o noclobber
$ echo foo > bar
bash: bar: cannot overwrite existing file





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    is there a way to configure the shell to do not overwrite the file if it already exists? Maybe a no-clobber option?




    Yes, there is the noclobber option:




    Prevent output redirection using >, >&, and <> from overwriting existing files.




    $ echo foo > bar
    $ echo foo > bar
    $ set -o noclobber
    $ echo foo > bar
    bash: bar: cannot overwrite existing file





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      is there a way to configure the shell to do not overwrite the file if it already exists? Maybe a no-clobber option?




      Yes, there is the noclobber option:




      Prevent output redirection using >, >&, and <> from overwriting existing files.




      $ echo foo > bar
      $ echo foo > bar
      $ set -o noclobber
      $ echo foo > bar
      bash: bar: cannot overwrite existing file





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        is there a way to configure the shell to do not overwrite the file if it already exists? Maybe a no-clobber option?




        Yes, there is the noclobber option:




        Prevent output redirection using >, >&, and <> from overwriting existing files.




        $ echo foo > bar
        $ echo foo > bar
        $ set -o noclobber
        $ echo foo > bar
        bash: bar: cannot overwrite existing file





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        is there a way to configure the shell to do not overwrite the file if it already exists? Maybe a no-clobber option?




        Yes, there is the noclobber option:




        Prevent output redirection using >, >&, and <> from overwriting existing files.




        $ echo foo > bar
        $ echo foo > bar
        $ set -o noclobber
        $ echo foo > bar
        bash: bar: cannot overwrite existing file






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