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IFileWriterFlags.exclusive property

Fails if path exists. The exclusive flag ensures that path is newly created.

Signature:

exclusive?: boolean;

Remarks

On POSIX-like operating systems, path is considered to exist even if it is a symlink to a non-existent file. The exclusive flag may or may not work with network file systems.

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