Option to overwrite existing files on Markdown export

Features
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Problem:
Joplin currently creates numeric-suffixed files when exporting notes with the same name. This makes it difficult to maintain a clean GitHub repo for selective, iterative publishing.
Proposed Solution:
Add a checkbox or option in export settings:
Overwrite existing files if filename matches

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This may be OS specific. For example, when I export to PDF, my operating system asks me if I want to overwrite the previously exported file. My system is a Fedora 42 Linux desktop. I.e., This may be an OS setting and not a Joplin setting.

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If you use a single format export version, e. g. HTML - HTML File, and if you have the file exported before and you select the same folder, then the Operating System as whether to overwrite the existing file or not.

If you use a multifile export, e. g. HTML - HTML Directory or MD - MD + Front Matter then the program don't ask if it should overwrite the data when you use the same folder. It creates new files with a number behind, e. g. (1).

I also would like, if you can overwrite your files in a multifile export, e. g. for backup reasons or publish them to web.

Greetings, Maria