Leave file if it exists, but overwrite if there is a new one

[stephenpapierski]

I currently have a workflow to build a fw, then use this script to publish to gh-pages. The artifacts are only generated during the workflow, so I need to keep them around between deployments. My current setup works fine for a single fw, but I run into issues with 2 firmwares. If I use the defaults (clean=true), I lose fw1 when I build fw2.

I tried clean-exclude for all the fw files, but then it seems I don't get any new fw files.

Is there a way to specify files to leave if they already exists, but also overwrite if they have new versions generated?

I'd prefer not to have to exclude fw2+fwx files in the fw1 workflow and exclude fw1+fwx files in the fw2 workflow, etc.

Thanks!

[stephenpapierski]

I'm also noting that if there are new files that fall under the clean-exclude filters, the script says "There is nothing to commit. Exiting early… 📭". I always want the new files, but want to leave the old files if they exist.

[stephenpapierski]

My current solution to get around this is simply setting clean to false. I don't anticipate having too many files to delete after the fact.

I'll still take any recommendations for something cleaner though.