title: Gradle Copy Task: How to overwrite existing files?
body: <p>The <a href="http://gradle.org/docs/current/dsl/org.gradle.api.tasks.Copy.html" rel="noreferrer">Copy</a> api doesn't mention a flag/property that can be set. So what's the default action and how can one modify it?</p>
  
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  <p>According to <a href="http://issues.gradle.org/browse/GRADLE-1264" rel="noreferrer">this</a>,</p>
  
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    <p>As of Gradle 0.9.1, the Copy task always overwrites files. The other
    strategies are not supported yet.</p>
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