[Thunar-dev] Copy/move file with "<" in it's name

mmassonnet at gmail.com mmassonnet at gmail.com
Sat Mar 17 11:09:46 CET 2007


On Fri, Mar 16, 2007 at 06:21:36PM +0100, Harold Aling wrote:
> Dear list,
> 
Hi Harold,

> I have trouble copying a file with a 'less than' sign in it... Also, the 
> error message produced is a bit confusing and non-descriptive to the 
> 'normal' user:
> 
> --
> 
> Failed to copy "/home/harold/Type O Negative/Life Is Killing Me/03 - 
> Less Than Zero (<0).mp3" to 
> "/home/harold/Netwerk/WORKGROUP/SERVER/data/mp3/harold/Type O 
> Negative/Life Is Killing Me/03 - Less Than Zero (<0).mp3".
> 
> Failed to open 
> "/home/harold/Netwerk/WORKGROUP/SERVER/data/mp3/harold/Type O 
> Negative/Life Is Killing Me/03 - Less Than Zero (<0).mp3" for writing 
> (Invalid argument).
> 
> Do you want to skip it?
> 

I created a file named like the mp3 file, and I didn't come in trouble
to copy it.

[SNIP]

> Cheers!
> 
> -H-

Regards,
Mike
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