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Meanings of overwrite in English

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Usage of overwrite in English
1
Make sure that you don't overwrite any symbolic links that you created.
Backup & recovery
2
As we have remarked, you should not have sed overwrite the original.
Sed & awk, 2nd edition
3
We'll overwrite the recording of the incident with 'neutral view' footage.
Fire With Fire
4
Both services now overwrite your previous location with your new location, and don't keep logs.
Wired
5
I explained before, it's simply the first stage of verifying the overwrite sequence we developed.
Futures 1
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Specify whether the restore should overwrite the existing database.
Backup & recovery
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This will overwrite the Unix system's old temprc file.
Big Dummy's Guide to the Internet
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It would be nice to limit the number of people who can delete or overwrite backups.
Backup & recovery
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For security reasons, you can't overwrite an existing file, no matter what the file's permissions are.
High performance mysql, 2nd edition
10
But when rocks are heated in subsequent geological processes, they can lose or overwrite that record.
Wired
11
Reuniting the band would also help overwrite a legacy caught up in the internet's joke cycle.
The Guardian
12
Do not restore or overwrite the control files unless instructed to do so by Step 9!
Backup & recovery
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Most communication programs complain with an audible signal, when you try to overwrite an existing file.
The Online World
14
Don't allow redirection to overwrite existing files.
Learning the bash shell, 3rd edition
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Append or overwrite existing backups on target
Backup & recovery
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The point is that you do not overwrite portions of a tape; tapes simply don't work like that.
Backup & recovery
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