[FFmpeg-trac] #4655(ffmpeg:new): Feature request: -y ought not to overwrite source file

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#4655: Feature request: -y ought not to overwrite source file
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             Reporter:  artofit     |                    Owner:
                 Type:  defect      |                   Status:  new
             Priority:  normal      |                Component:  ffmpeg
              Version:  git-master  |               Resolution:
             Keywords:              |               Blocked By:
             Blocking:              |  Reproduced by developer:  0
Analyzed by developer:  0           |
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Comment (by Cigaes):

 Someone who says {{{-y}}} without triple-checking the command line is
 asking for trouble. {{{-y}}} does exactly as it is meant to, and adding a
 special case for situations where the input and output file are the same
 would be fragile (with some networked protocols, in=out can make sense;
 with devices too) and solve only a very specific situation.
 I suggest to close this as WONTFIX.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/4655#comment:3>
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