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Option to overwrite project README when hydrating

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3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
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58/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
python

Research direction

Start at the template hydration path and inspect how an existing blank GitHub README is detected or preserved. Done means hydration can replace that README with the more useful project README, while the default behavior and the overwrite option are covered by tests.

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Description

enhancement

"Oh no! It does this thing where it doesn't overwrite the readme, and we do a lot of badges and things in there. We should change that," @delucchi-cmu says, while hydrating desi-aap for the incubator.

I agree--if you're hydrating a fresh github repo, there's a good chance you clicked the option to create a blank README, so it'd be really nice to have it replaced with something more useful.

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