From dd90a27fb9d74bf71738550c998ec77c9a4aa3b6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: rafapaezbas <15270736+rafapaezbas@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 15:10:33 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] skip force check on piped dump (#389)

---
 subsystems/sidecar/ops/dump.js | 8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/subsystems/sidecar/ops/dump.js b/subsystems/sidecar/ops/dump.js
index 2fae595a0..32dd9eaca 100644
--- a/subsystems/sidecar/ops/dump.js
+++ b/subsystems/sidecar/ops/dump.js
@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@ module.exports = class Dump extends Opstream {
     const { session, sidecar } = this
     await sidecar.ready()
 
-    const files = await fsp.readdir(dir)
-    const empty = files.length === 0
-    if (empty === false && !force) throw new ERR_DIR_NONEMPTY('Dir is not empty. To overwrite: --force')
+    if (dir !== '-') {
+      const files = await fsp.readdir(dir)
+      const empty = files.length === 0
+      if (empty === false && !force) throw new ERR_DIR_NONEMPTY('Dir is not empty. To overwrite: --force')
+    }
 
     const parsed = parseLink(link)
     const isFileLink = parsed.protocol === 'file:'