I would be happy with just a warning followed by `"Create? y/N"` response (`N` being the default when `ENTER` is pressed) when specifying a new file to save me from accidentally working on an empty database due to mistyping the filename.
I would be happy with just a warning followed by `"Create? y/N"` response (`N` being the default when `ENTER` is pressed) when specifying a new file to save me from accidentally working on an empty database due to mistyping the filename.