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I am about to install a package, but it keeps failing because the file already exists. Since --force option is removed from pacman. I have been trying to overwrite the directory by --overwrite option but unfortunately, this option is also not working

Command I ran: sudo pacman -S namcap --overwrite /usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/elftools/elf/*

Conflicting Files

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python-pyelftools: /usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/elftools/elf/notes.py exists in filesystem
python-pyelftools: /usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/elftools/elf/relocation.py exists in filesystem
python-pyelftools: /usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/elftools/elf/sections.py exists in filesystem
python-pyelftools: /usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/elftools/elf/segments.py exists in filesystem
python-pyelftools: /usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/elftools/elf/structs.py exists in filesystem
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pacman -S <package> --overwrite=*

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  • Thank you so much! Could you explain how this exactly works and why `$ sudo pacman -S --overwrite /path/to/package` wasn't working for me? It was generating the same error as above in op's case... – Nabeel Parkar Jan 20 '20 at 14:45