:_newdoc-version: 2.18.2
:_template-generated: 2024-06-05
:_mod-docs-content-type: PROCEDURE

[id="overwriting-existing-files_{context}"]
= Overwriting existing files

When generating a new file, `newdoc` warns you if a file by that name already exists in this directory. It prompts you to choose an action.

.Procedure

* To overwrite the existing file with the new file, type `yes`.
* To preserve the existing file and cancel the newly generated file, type `no`.