[docutils:feature-requests] #36 prevent accidential file overwrites by wildcard expansion

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- **status**: pending --> open-fixed
- **Comment**:

The second positional argument for the destination is dropped in [r10348] . Now, more than one positional argument will result in an error.
Use the `--output` and `-o` options or output redirection (`>`) to specify an output file.



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**[feature-requests:#36] prevent accidential file overwrites by wildcard expansion**

**Status:** open-fixed
**Group:** Default
**Created:** Fri Mar 15, 2013 10:43 PM UTC by Jakub Wilk
**Last Updated:** Tue Apr 29, 2025 07:47 PM UTC
**Owner:** nobody


A Debian user complained that if you use a wildcard as input file name, and the wildcard unexpectedly expands to two names, then rst2html will overwrite your files:
http://bugs.debian.org/654690

Would if be possible to add an option for not overwriting output files, that you could add to your configuration file, and later override from command line if needed?



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<li><strong>status</strong>: pending --&gt; open-fixed</li>
<li><strong>Comment</strong>:</li>
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<p>The second positional argument for the destination is dropped in <a class="alink" href="https://sourceforge.net/p/docutils/code/10348/">[r10348]</a> . Now, more than one positional argument will result in an error.<br/>
Use the <code>--output</code> and <code>-o</code> options or output redirection (<code>&amp;gt;</code>) to specify an output file.</p>
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<p><strong><a class="alink" href="https://sourceforge.net/p/docutils/feature-requests/36/">[feature-requests:#36]</a> prevent accidential file overwrites by wildcard expansion</strong></p>
<p><strong>Status:</strong> open-fixed<br/>
<strong>Group:</strong> Default<br/>
<strong>Created:</strong> Fri Mar 15, 2013 10:43 PM UTC by Jakub Wilk<br/>
<strong>Last Updated:</strong> Tue Apr 29, 2025 07:47 PM UTC<br/>
<strong>Owner:</strong> nobody</p>
<p>A Debian user complained that if you use a wildcard as input file name, and the wildcard unexpectedly expands to two names, then rst2html will overwrite your files:<br/>
<a href="http://bugs.debian.org/654690" rel="nofollow">http://bugs.debian.org/654690</a></p>
<p>Would if be possible to add an option for not overwriting output files, that you could add to your configuration file, and later override from command line if needed?</p>
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