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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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Extract filename and extension in Bash

I want to get the filename (without extension) and the extension separately. The best solution I found so far is: NAME=`echo "$FILE" | cut -d'.' -f1` EXTENSION=`echo "$FILE" | cut -d'.' -f2` This is wrong because it doesn't work if the file name…
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Extracting extension from filename in Python

Is there a function to extract the extension from a filename?
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How to loop over files in directory and change path and add suffix to filename

I need to write a script that starts my program with different arguments. I start my program with: ./MyProgram.exe Data/data1.txt [Logs/data1_Log.txt]. Here is the pseudocode for what I want to do: for each filename in /Data do for int i = 0, i =…
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C++ code file extension? What is the difference between .cc and .cpp

I have seen C++ code saved as both .cc and .cpp files. Is there a difference between the two? The Google style guide seems to suggest .cc, but provides no explanation. I am mainly concerned with programs on Linux systems.
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What characters are forbidden in Windows and Linux directory names?

I know that / is illegal in Linux, and * " / \ < > : | ? are illegal in Windows. What else am I missing? I need a comprehensive guide that also accounts for double-byte characters.
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How do I remove the file suffix and path portion from a path string in Bash?

Given a string file path such as /foo/fizzbuzz.bar, how would I use bash to extract just the fizzbuzz portion of said string?
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How do I manually create a file with a . (dot) prefix in Windows? For example, .htaccess

I want to create a .htaccess file manually and discovered it seems impossible through the Windows UI. I get a "you must type a filename." message. There has to be a way to create files with . as a prefix in Windows. Can this be done manually?
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Getting the filenames of all files in a folder

I need to create a list with all names of the files in a folder. For example, if I have: 000.jpg 012.jpg 013.jpg I want to store them in a ArrayList with [000,012,013] as values. What's the best way to do it in Java ? PS: I'm on Mac OS X
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Extract file basename without path and extension in bash

Given file names like these: /the/path/foo.txt bar.txt I hope to get: foo bar Why this doesn't work? #!/bin/bash fullfile=$1 fname=$(basename $fullfile) fbname=${fname%.*} echo $fbname What's the right way to do it?
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Get names of all files from a folder with Ruby

I want to get all file names from a folder using Ruby.
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Turn a string into a valid filename?

I have a string that I want to use as a filename, so I want to remove all characters that wouldn't be allowed in filenames, using Python. I'd rather be strict than otherwise, so let's say I want to retain only letters, digits, and a small set of…
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How to replace spaces in file names using a bash script

Can anyone recommend a safe solution to recursively replace spaces with underscores in file and directory names starting from a given root directory? For example: $ tree . |-- a dir | `-- file with spaces.txt `-- b dir |-- another file with…
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.c vs .cc vs. .cpp vs .hpp vs .h vs .cxx

Possible Duplicates: *.h or *.hpp for your class definitions Correct C++ code file extension? .cc vs .cpp I used to think that it used to be that: .h files are header files for C and C++, and usually only contain declarations. .c files are C…
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What is the naming standard for path components?

I keep getting myself in knots when I am manipulating paths and file names because I don’t follow a naming standard for path components. Consider the following toy problem (Windows example, but hopefully the answer should be platform independent).…
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Given a filesystem path, is there a shorter way to extract the filename without its extension?

I program in WPF C#. I have e.g. the following path: C:\Program Files\hello.txt and I want to extract hello from it. The path is a string retrieved from a database. Currently I'm using the following code to split the path by '\' and then split…
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