Don't overwrite existing manpages with -m true
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Description
cppman -m true -c overwrites pages that already exist, like memcpy and malloc, without checking. It would be nice to keep those versions, especially since they have some info that the C++ manuals don't (e.g. thread safety).
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Research direction
Start by locating the Python code handling cppman -m true -c and how it writes manpages. Reproduce the behavior with existing pages such as memcpy and malloc, then verify that those pages are preserved while missing pages can still be generated.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100