overwrite_file: Check a file exists and, if so, prompt to overwrite
In jdtrat/jdtools: Helpful Tools and Code for Programming in R

Description Usage Arguments Value Examples

This function is a simple utility for checking whether a file exists and should be overwritten. It is used internally with the file_new_* family of functions.

1	overwrite_file(.path)

.path

The path where an action is to be executed.

LOGICAL; TRUE if the file does not exist and should be "overwritten" or TRUE if the user indicates they want to overwrite the file. FALSE if the user indicates they don't want to overwrite the file.

if (interactive()) {
  fs::dir_create("test-folder")
  fs::file_create("test-folder/test-file.R")
  if (overwrite_file("test-folder/test-file.R")) {
    fs::file_create("test-folder/test-file.R")
  }
}