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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 open a "-" dashed filename using terminal?

I tried gedit, nano, vi, leafpad and other text editors , it won't open, I tried cat and other file looking commands, and I ensure you it's a file not a directory!
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.htm or .html extension - which one is correct and what is different?

When I save a file with an .htm or .html extension, which one is correct and what is different?
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Find commits that modify file names matching a pattern in a GIT repository

I'd like to find commits in my code base that add video files to throw them out. Is there a way to look for these files in git ? For example let's say all videos have a filename ending with the extension .wmv ; I'd like to find all commits…
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Git pull error: unable to create file (Invalid argument)

I am trying to sync remote repo with local repo but getting following errors. Some files (which have not extention) are not getting sync with local repo on WINDOWS machine, but I could sync successfully on MAC machine. Is there any configuration…
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How to get a file in Windows with a colon in the filename?

I am getting errors from customers who are uploading files with a colon in the file name, i.e. C:/uploads/test : doc.html I assume that some Unix or Linux system is generating the file but I'm not sure how the users are saving them with the invalid…
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How do you import a file in python with spaces in the name?

Do I have to take out all the spaces in the file name to import it, or is there some way of telling import that there are spaces?
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How would you make a unique filename by adding a number?

I would like to create a method which takes either a filename as a string or a FileInfo and adds an incremented number to the filename if the file exists. But can't quite wrap my head around how to do this in a good way. For example, if I have this…
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What characters allowed in file names on Android?

What special characters are allowed for file names on Android? ~!@#$%^&*()_+/\., Also, can I save file with Unicode name?
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Obtaining only the filename when using OpenFileDialog property "FileName"

I am trying to include only the filename of the file I've selected in the OpenFileDialog in the label1.Text property, but I haven't found a solution yet. I know I could use a method from the string class on the ofd instance to filter out the whole…
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Validate a file name on Windows

public static boolean isValidName(String text) { Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile("^[^/./\\:*?\"<>|]+$"); Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher(text); boolean isMatch = matcher.matches(); return isMatch; } Does this method guarantee a…
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How to set filename containing spaces in Content-Disposition header

I have this piece of code: resp.addHeader("Content-Disposition", "inline; filename=" + fileName); When the file name is "a_b_c.doc" or "abc.doc" the name of the downloaded file is displayed correctly. However, when the file name is "a b c .doc" the…
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Convert a filename to a file:// URL

In WeasyPrint’s public API I accept filenames (among other types) for the HTML inputs. Any filename that works with the built-in open() should work, but I need to convert it to an URL in the file:// scheme that will later be passed to…
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What is the convention for Lisp filename extension?

".el" is the convention for filename ending with Emacs Lisp programs. What is the convention when writing Common Lisp programs, please?
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Regular expression to remove a file's extension

I am in need of a regular expression that can remove the extension of a filename, returning only the name of the file. Here are some examples of inputs and outputs: myfile.png -> myfile myfile.png.jpg -> myfile.png I can obviously do this…
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Convert DateTime.Now to a valid Windows filename

I have had this issue quite a few times and have just been using a workaround but thought I would ask here in case there is an easier option. When I have a string from DateTime.Now and I then want to use this in a filename I can't because Windows…
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