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How do I override the bash "noclobber" option?

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The option prevents one from overwriting files with redirection. But sometimes I really want to. has a similar option and it can be over-ridden by putting a before the filenames. Is there any way to do this with ?

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Yes. Append to the redirection operator to form . This is in § 3.6.2 of the Bash Reference Manual, q.v. If the redirection operator is ‘>’, and the noclobber option to the set builtin has been enabled, the redirection will fail if the file whose nam…

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