This is always preferable. IIRC, this is how the cruisecontrol plugin works if an example is needed...
- Brett > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, 30 April 2004 10:11 AM > To: Maven Users List > Subject: Re: Eclipse Plugin Ideas > > > I think a better approach here would be to make the eclipse > plugin update > the existing file instead of overwrite it, or possibly only > overwrite a > single section of the file. > -- > dIon Gillard, Multitask Consulting > >