# file

## Description

* Update an existing file in the Cauldron

## Syntax

`ern cauldron update file <localFilePath> <cauldronFilePath>`

**Arguments**

`<localFilePath>`

* Absolute path to a file to overwrite Cauldron target file with

`<cauldronFilePath>`

* Target file path in the Cauldron, of the file to update (overwrite)
* Relative to the root of the Cauldron repository
* Should include target file name (can be same as source filename or different)
* Source file name can be different
* The file referenced by the path should exist in the Cauldron

## Examples

* `ern cauldron update file /etc/example.json data/example.json` &#x20;

  Overwrite file `example.json` in the Cauldron directory `data`, with the file `example.json` located in local path `/etc`

## Related commands

[ern cauldron add file](https://native.electrode.io/v0.44/cli-commands/cauldron-add/file) | Add a file to the Cauldron\
[ern cauldron del file](https://native.electrode.io/v0.44/cli-commands/cauldron-del/file) | Remove a file from the Cauldron