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UX of `hab pkg install --force` does not forcefully install a package
The --force
flag associated with hab pkg install
will "Overwrite existing binlinks". I think we got the name of this flag a bit wrong. I would imagine the intended use for hab pkg install <ident> --force
is to:
- Regardless of package cache: Re-download the package
- Regardless of package installation cache: Remove and re-extract the contents of the downloaded package
We may want to rename the current use of --force
to something different or replace it entirely.
Maybe it could be --force-binlink
so that users could choose between --binlink
or --force-binlink
?
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