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-rw-r--r--rdiff-backup/rdiff_backup/Main.py3
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/rdiff-backup/rdiff_backup/Main.py b/rdiff-backup/rdiff_backup/Main.py
index 87243d6..54aa625 100644
--- a/rdiff-backup/rdiff_backup/Main.py
+++ b/rdiff-backup/rdiff_backup/Main.py
@@ -535,13 +535,14 @@ def restore_start_log(rpin, target, time):
if Log.verbosity >= 3: Log.log_to_file(log_message)
def restore_check_paths(rpin, rpout, restoreasof = None):
- """Check paths and return pair of corresponding rps"""
+ """Make sure source and destination exist, and have appropriate type"""
if not restoreasof:
if not rpin.lstat():
Log.FatalError("Source file %s does not exist" % rpin.path)
if not force and rpout.lstat() and (not rpout.isdir() or rpout.listdir()):
Log.FatalError("Restore target %s already exists, "
"specify --force to overwrite." % rpout.path)
+ if force and rpout.lstat() and not rpout.isdir(): rpout.delete()
def restore_check_backup_dir(mirror_root, src_rp = None, restore_as_of = 1):
"""Make sure backup dir root rpin is in consistent state"""