# 
# 
# patch "cmd_ws_commit.cc"
#  from [de39e452a21e9df8ce3fa7f41fb3f86bf7ec3cd5]
#    to [af5edee4b145677e46e4fa360c92ba98f201d7ab]
# 
# patch "options_list.hh"
#  from [35f36f423168154a9345e5ffeb35f38bbe09c300]
#    to [65e1d4b4b9452fe9bc66d5dcbbfed216f1f62677]
# 
============================================================
--- cmd_ws_commit.cc	de39e452a21e9df8ce3fa7f41fb3f86bf7ec3cd5
+++ cmd_ws_commit.cc	af5edee4b145677e46e4fa360c92ba98f201d7ab
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ CMD_NO_WORKSPACE(publish, N_("tree"), N_
 CMD_NO_WORKSPACE(publish, N_("tree"), N_("[DIRECTORY]"),
     N_("publish a revision from a database to a directory.\n"
        "the resulting filesystem tree will not be a workspace."),
-    options::opts::branch | options::opts::revision)
+    options::opts::branch | options::opts::revision | options::opts::force)
 {
   std::vector<utf8> fake_args;
   L(FL("setting 'fake' command to checkout"));
@@ -507,8 +507,12 @@ CMD_NO_WORKSPACE(publish, N_("tree"), N_
   utf8 dest(idx(args, 0));
   system_path dest_path(dest);
 
-//  require_path_is_nonexistent(dest_path,
-//          F("publish destination path '%s' already exists.") % dest_path);
+  
+  //we'll trample an existing path, but only with --force
+  E((app.opts.force || ! path_exists(dest_path)),
+  //require_path_is_nonexistent(dest_path,
+    F("destination path already exists."));
+
   system_path tmp_dir((FL("%s.tmp.%d") % dest() % get_process_id()).str());
   L(FL("temporary checkout area is: %s") % tmp_dir);
   //system_path tmp((FL("/tmp/mtn_pub.tmp.%d") % get_process_id()).str());
============================================================
--- options_list.hh	35f36f423168154a9345e5ffeb35f38bbe09c300
+++ options_list.hh	65e1d4b4b9452fe9bc66d5dcbbfed216f1f62677
@@ -100,6 +100,14 @@ OPTION(branch, branch, true, "branch,b",
 }
 #endif
 
+GOPT(force, "force", bool, false,
+		 gettext_noop("force a potentially destructive action"))
+#ifdef option_bodies
+{
+	force = true;
+}
+#endif
+
 GOPT(brief, "brief", bool, false,
      gettext_noop("print a brief version of the normal output"))
 #ifdef option_bodies