Hidden char in file name showed by command dir


  1. Posts : 11
    Win10
       #1

    Hidden char in file name showed by command dir


    Hi,

    In tracking a bug in app, I discovered something very odd.

    I have a strange file name in a directory.
    If I do a dir command the file name appearing is not the same as with Win Explorer! Even the copy paste from the console removes the extra char.

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    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Hidden char in file name showed by command dir-win10-extra-char-win-explorer_cr.jpg   Hidden char in file name showed by command dir-win10-extra-char-cmd.jpg  
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  2. Posts : 414
    Windows 10 Pro
       #2

    Nothing unusual about it. These are two different programs that render file names differently, using different APIs (and not even mentioning that they probably use different fonts). If you have a weird/illegal character in the file name, it is not surprising to see this kind of inconsistency between applications.
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