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<title>Cancel `--force` deprecation in favor of `--redownload`</title>
<updated>2025-07-17T02:10:46+00:00</updated>
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<name>David Rodríguez</name>
<email>deivid.rodriguez@riseup.net</email>
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<published>2025-07-15T11:35:23+00:00</published>
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I realized `--redownload` is not a good name, because it does not
necessarily redownloads gems. It only forces reinstallation even if gem
is already installed.

So I believe `--force` is actually a better name and the introduction of
`--force` was a misunderstanding of what the `--force` flag did at the
time.

Let's cancel the deprecation of `--force`.

For now the `--redownload` alias is left around until we decide what to
do with it.
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I realized `--redownload` is not a good name, because it does not
necessarily redownloads gems. It only forces reinstallation even if gem
is already installed.

So I believe `--force` is actually a better name and the introduction of
`--force` was a misunderstanding of what the `--force` flag did at the
time.

Let's cancel the deprecation of `--force`.

For now the `--redownload` alias is left around until we decide what to
do with it.
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