[plt-scheme] Addition of #:exists keyword to copy-file et. al.?
At Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:41:25 -0800, John Clements wrote:
> I find the #:exists keyword hard to remember, but I think it would be
> easier to recall if it were used more widely. Is there any chance
> that, say, "copy-file" might be augmented (er, so to speak) to accept
> the #:exists keyword, or would this make for poor cross-platform file
> system cleanliness? This would also address the irritating need to
> check for a file's existence before copying it in the case that
> overwriting is desired. It appears that 'rename-file-or-directory'
> and 'make-file-or-directory-link' might also productively use this
> keyword argument.
Yes, I agree.
Matthew