Copying a directory with a period in it and pasting to the same place makes it rename the directory incorrectly.

Bug #680837 reported by encompass
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nautilus (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Low
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: nautilus

Click on a directory with a . in it and make a duplicate of it by typing control-C control-V.
If you make a directory with a . in it you get things like the following:
Program version 1.1a
Program version 1(copy).1a
This is normal for files as you don't want to touch the extension, but for directories this is an undesired thing.

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encompass (encompass) wrote :

I also tested with files like test.test.wav and did the copy paste it uses the first test. and assumes the test.wav is the extension
So you get this...
test.test.wave
test (copy).test.wav
when I should be getting:
test.test (copy).wav

description: updated
Daniel Neel (dneelyep)
Changed in nautilus (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

Thank you for your bug report. The issue is an upstream one and it would be nice if somebody having it could send the bug the to the people writting the software (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Upstream/GNOME)

Changed in nautilus (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

That's fixed in the current version, https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/nautilus/commit/2b2031d

Changed in nautilus (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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