Re: Check if file exists and ask before fetching, when copying

[Michael Albinus]

積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni@jidanni.org> writes:

Hi Dan,

> When we attempt to copy a file, but the target exists already, we still see
> Fetching....
> Overwrite...?
>
> Wouldn't it be better to (do the check and) ask the question before fetching?
> That way big files wouldn't be hauled over the cables, only to end up
> not being needed, because the user has changed his mind.
>
> [C runs the command dired-do-copy (found in dired-mode-map)]

That isn't Tramp, but dired. Tramp implements `copy-file'. It always
checks first, whether the target file exists.

Best regards, Michael.