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Filename Begins with tilde
Posted: 09 Aug 2024 18:56
by riker45
When I open some folders, some of the filenames begin with a tilde (~) and dollar sign: ~$employee. It doesn't happen with every folder, just some of them. I am not caching folder sizes. How do I get rid of the tilde and dollar sign? Thanks
Re: Filename Begins with tilde
Posted: 09 Aug 2024 19:11
by highend
And you are sure these are real files?
E.g. MS Office uses this prefix for temp file creation of opened files...
If yes, e.g. with a script...
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$items = quicksearch(">^~\$.* /f", , , "s");
end (!$items), "No file(s) with '~$' prefix found...";
foreach($item, $items, <crlf>, "e") {
renameitem(regexreplace(gpc($item, "file"), "^~\$"), $item, , "-01");
}
status "Finished...";