Questions tagged [filename]
183 questions
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Strange file exist with name '* (star, asterisk)'
What is this strange file with name '*'
I cannot even guess..
$ ll
total 549M
-rw-r----- 1 jaewan eng 0 Apr 29 18:37 *
drwxr-x--- 21 jaewan eng 4.0K May 20 08:21 ./
drwx------ 19 jaewan eng 4.0K May 4 18:09 ../
drwxr-x--- 6 jaewan eng 4.0K…
lymose
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Sort files alphabetically with _
From Windows I am used to have files and folders with names starting with the "_" character to be sorted on top, before letters and numbers (when alphabetically sorting). Is it possible to do the same in Ubuntu?
Pacmyc
- 11
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How are spaces in path and/or filename handled?
I have hundreds of files that I import often, so the directories contain some spaces in addition to filenames with spaces. Each file has a 4 digit prefix (seq #) that I need to strip off. I am writing a script to do this each night but it does not…
roy Yung
- 1
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Customary format for multi-word filenames?
Is there a preferred/customary way of formatting a filename that contains multiple words? Or is it a matter of personal choice? I'm trying to make more use of command line, if that makes a difference. (I do know that filenames containing spaces need…
granti128
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Why do files created by Mousepad or Leafpad not have extensions by default?
Normally, every text document has an extension. With LibreOffice Writer, the extension could be .odt or .doc, etc depending on your preference but mousepad and leafpad don't provide extensions automatically. I do not mind that, but I do not…
user612357