In certain situations, it would be nice if files can be overwritten rather than have an additional file created with an incremental version number at the end of the filename. For example, when using IMCE, it would be nice not to force people to delete a file before uploading in order to avoid the incremented (in this case "_0") file name ending.

This patch adds a simple boolean parameter ($overwrite = FALSE) to file_create_filename().

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drumm
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Version: 5.3 » 7.x-dev
Status: Needs review » Needs work

API changes are currently being considered for Drupal 7.x.

This should follow the existing API conventions for a $replace parameter, such as file_move() uses.

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pcorbett commented

Would you like me to adjust this to follow conventions in file_move()?

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dopry commented
Status: Needs work » Fixed

The file_destination function provides this functionality now.

Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)

Automatically closed -- issue fixed for 2 weeks with no activity.