Variable: dired-backup-overwrite

dired-backup-overwrite is a customizable variable defined in dired-aux.el.gz.

Value

nil

Documentation

Non-nil if Dired should ask about making backups before overwriting files.

Special value always suppresses confirmation.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/dired-aux.el.gz
;;; Copy, move/rename, making hard and symbolic links

(defcustom dired-backup-overwrite nil
  "Non-nil if Dired should ask about making backups before overwriting files.
Special value `always' suppresses confirmation."
  :type '(choice (const :tag "off" nil)
		 (const :tag "suppress" always)
		 (other :tag "ask" t))
  :group 'dired)