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@@ -270,6 +270,18 @@ Upgrade Options (apply to '-S' and '-U')[[UO]]
*\--needed*::
Do not reinstall the targets that are already up-to-date.
+*\--overwrite* <glob>::
+ Bypass file conflict checks and overwrite conflicting files. If the
+ package that is about to be installed contains files that are already
+ installed and match 'glob', this option will cause all those files to be
+ overwritten. Using '\--overwrite' will not allow overwriting a directory
+ with a file or installing packages with conflicting files and directories.
+ Multiple patterns can be specified by separating them with a comma. May be
+ specified multiple times. Patterns can be negated, such that files
+ matching them will not be overwritten, by prefixing them with an
+ exclamation mark. Subsequent matches will override previous ones. A leading
+ literal exclamation mark or backslash needs to be escaped.
+
Query Options (apply to '-Q')[[QO]]
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