Moving Xcode to /Applications/Xcode-14.0.0.app\n“Xcode” couldn’t be moved to “Applications” because an item with the same name already exists.
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Hi! Thanks for creating this project!
I got this error message, when executing this command a second time.
/opt/homebrew/bin/xcodes install --empty-trash --path /Users/admin/Downloads/Xcode-14.2.0+14C18.xip 14.2
Moving Xcode to /Applications/Xcode-14.2.0.app\n“Xcode” couldn’t be moved to “Applications” because an item with the same name already exists.
Could it be possible to have an option to ignore the error or an option to override it anyway -f?
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Research direction
Start with the xcodes install command and reproduce the existing-destination error using the Xcode 14.2 path shown. Determine how an ignore or force option should behave when /Applications/Xcode-14.2.0.app already exists, and verify that the selected behavior completes installation without the reported error.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- swift
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
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- Stale
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- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100