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Filenames are metadata about a file; a string used to uniquely identify a file stored on the file system of a computer.

The filename is metadata about a file; a special kind of string used to uniquely identify a file stored on the file system of a computer. Some operating systems also identify directories in the same way. Different operating systems impose different restrictions on length and allowed characters on filenames.

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How to apply a Git patch to a file with a different name and path?

I have two repositories. In one, I make changes to file ./hello.test. I commit the changes and create a patch from that commit with git format-patch -1 HEAD. Now, I have a second repository that contains a file that has the same contents as…
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Sanitizing strings to make them URL and filename safe?

I am trying to come up with a function that does a good job of sanitizing certain strings so that they are safe to use in the URL (like a post slug) and also safe to use as file names. For example, when someone uploads a file I want to make sure…
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Preferred (or most common) file extension for a Python pickle

At times, I've seen .pickle, .pck, .pcl, and .db for files that contain Python pickles, but I am unsure what is the most common or best practice. I know that the latter three extensions are also used for other things. The related question is: What…
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How to rename with prefix/suffix?

How do I do mv original.filename new.original.filename without retyping the original filename? I would imagine being able to do something like mv -p=new. original.filename or perhaps mv original.filename new.~ or whatever - but I can't see anything…
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Log4net rolling daily filename with date in the file name

I would like to have files named for example: dd.mm.yyyy.log How is this possible with log4net?
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How to get file name from content-disposition

I downloaded a file as response of ajax. How to get the file name and file type from content-disposition and display thumbnail for it. I got many search results but couldn't find right way. $(".download_btn").click(function () { var uiid =…
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What is your favorite date and time format in a file name?

This is a somewhat subjective question, and not very important in the big scheme of things, but something that yet annoys me regularly. There seems to be no self-evident way to put a timestamp in a file name. Objective issue is that timestamps in…
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Linux - Replacing spaces in the file names

I have a number of files in a folder, and I want to replace every space character in all file names with underscores. How can I achieve this?
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Should Python class filenames also be camelCased?

I know that classes in Python are typically cased using camelCase. Is it also the normal convention to have the file that contains the class also be camelCase'd especially if the file only contains the class? For example, should class className also…
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Renaming part of a filename

I have loads of files which look like this: DET01-ABC-5_50-001.dat ... DET01-ABC-5_50-0025.dat and I want them to look like this: DET01-XYZ-5_50-001.dat ... DET01-XYZ-5_50-0025.dat How can I do this?
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Why do I get a SyntaxError for a Unicode escape in my file path?

The folder I want to get to is called python and is on my desktop. I get the following error when I try to get to it >>> os.chdir('C:\Users\expoperialed\Desktop\Python') SyntaxError: (unicode error) 'unicodeescape' codec can't decode bytes in…
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How to make a valid Windows filename from an arbitrary string?

I've got a string like "Foo: Bar" that I want to use as a filename, but on Windows the ":" char isn't allowed in a filename. Is there a method that will turn "Foo: Bar" into something like "Foo- Bar"?
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Getting the names of all files in a directory with PHP

For some reason, I keep getting a '1' for the file names with this code: if (is_dir($log_directory)) { if ($handle = opendir($log_directory)) { while($file = readdir($handle) !== FALSE) { $results_array[] =…
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Rename multiple files in a folder, add a prefix (Windows)

I'd like to batch rename files in a folder, prefixing the folder's name into the new names. i.e. files in C:\house chores\ will all be renamed house chores - $old_name.
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What is the best way to combine a path and a filename in C#/.NET?

What is the best way to combine a path with a filename? That is, given c:\foo and bar.txt, I want c:\foo\bar.txt. Given c:\foo and ..\bar.txt, I want either an error or c:\foo\bar.txt (so I cannot use Path.Combine() directly). Similarly for c:\foo…
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