How to override JS files in 3rd party extensions?

Yii 2.0 General Discussions
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In Yii2 Advanced, I know I can use view => theme => pathMap in components-config to override groups of views (and specific views?) from a 3rd party extensions without modifying said extensions (which would make updating a hassle), but how do I completely override a .js or .css file from an extension?

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Am I allowed to bump this? Let’s try.

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Not possible? No such luck? Give up?

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Try registering it as an asset in the Appasset.php file