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| 2013-12-20 | 2014-03-03 | ||
| 5.5 removing beta tags (martin) | typo (martin) | ||
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| Reasons not to do that: | Reasons not to do that: | ||
| * As the file is uploaded to a temporary name, it is technically a new file, even though the file with target name already exists. As such: | * As the file is uploaded to a temporary name, it is technically a new file, even though the file with target name already exists. As such: | ||
| - | * after the original file is deleted and temporary file is renamed to the original file name, you loose all attributes of the original file (such as owner and group) except for permissions; | + | * after the original file is deleted and temporary file is renamed to the original file name, you lose all attributes of the original file (such as owner and group) except for permissions; |
| * while you may have permissions to overwrite the existing file, you might not have permissions to create new (temporary) file. | * while you may have permissions to overwrite the existing file, you might not have permissions to create new (temporary) file. | ||