file ends with colon open but content isnt read

[ghost]

Edit by @rsese to add more specific repro steps

1. echo "123" > a:
2. Application: Open File (Ctrl+O on Linux)
3. Select the file from step 1

Expect the a: file to open, actual behavior is an empty a titled tab is open.

Seems : is legal though maybe not ideal for a filename on Linux? : is illegal for a filename on Windows and I'm not sure about macOS behavior if it's specifically an illegal character but the behavior was the same on macOS 10.14.6 (except the file open dialog showed a/ in the open dialog).

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Description

Steps to Reproduce

1. create file a:
2. write to it
3. open with atom

Expected behavior:

open the content

Actual behavior:

not open the content

Reproduces how often:

∞

Versions

Atom : 1.37.0
Electron: 2.0.18
Chrome : 61.0.3163.100
Node : 8.9.3
debian

Additional Information

im using atom 1.37 x64 version on linux.
i tried to open a file that ends with ':' and it opened but content of file didn't load. it loaded it empty.

[rsese]

Thanks for reaching out!

im using atom 1.37 x64 version on linux.

I was unable to reproduce with Atom 1.41.0 on Ubuntu 19.04. Can you update to 1.41.0 and let us know if you still see the same issue?

I'm also assuming I understand this part of your report correctly:

Actual behavior:

not open the content

Just to clarify, you mean the file opens but it's empty? Or does the file not open at all?

[ghost]

Thanks for reaching out!

im using atom 1.37 x64 version on linux.

I was unable to reproduce with Atom 1.41.0 on Ubuntu 19.04. Can you update to 1.41.0 and let us know if you still see the same issue?

I'm also assuming I understand this part of your report correctly:

Actual behavior:

not open the content

Just to clarify, you mean the file opens but it's empty? Or does the file not open at all?

hello,

i thought theere are no contributors..

i updated to atom 1.41.0.

reproduce:
echo "123" > a:
in atom : Ctrl + O (file -> open file)
open a: file
it opened a window but it's empty.

what works: directory -> open file, filenme like ":"

i was trying to fix the issue by compiling the atom source code like https://gist.github.com/anriseth/8385fe663db51ce4a218868bdb1cba7b but it failed with some v8 file not sure what....

[rsese]

in atom : Ctrl + O (file -> open file)

Oh interesting - with this extra detail I can reproduce 👍 The original step wasn't specific and I opened the file from the tree view where it opens ok. But opening the file through the file dialog reproduces.

I see that the tab filename is actually a and not a: when trying to open a: through the file open dialog.

[ghost]

in atom : Ctrl + O (file -> open file)

Oh interesting - with this extra detail I can reproduce +1 The original step wasn't specific and I opened the file from the tree view where it opens ok. But opening the file through the file dialog reproduces.

I see that the tab filename is actually a and not a: when trying to open a: through the file open dialog.

exactly.. that what i was saying .....
meanwhile, if no contributor mind you say how to compile atom so i can trace it? I tried to follow some gist but it didn't work some error with V9/V8 Chrome JS Engine...

[ghost]

@lee-dohm what are those labels mean?

[lee-dohm]

They’re what we use to prioritize tasks against each other.

[sshikhar1234]

Is this issue still open? If yes then I want to work on this. This is actually my first time contributing to a project on github. Any guidance is welcome.

[nikitasius]

i confirm, there is yyyy2021 and problem still exists.

make 2 files

echo 'test.txt' > test.txt
echo 'test.txt:80' > test.txt:80

check each

cat test.txt
test.txt

cat test.txt:80
test.txt:80

works:
atom test.txt

fail (open untitled)

atom test.txt:80
atom 'test.txt:80'
atom "test.txt:80"

When i open it in my UI, instead of test.txt:80 it open test.txt

Kate, Sublime, KWrite, vim, Okular, Libre Office, Pluma, MousePad, FeatherPad - they are works.

So.. when you plan to fix it?

UPD: atom 1.55.0

[andrewasche]

I can still reproduce.

[Carybe]

This behavior was introduced on #6706, so, should #21124 be reopened or can we assume it's "by design" and close this issue?

[nikitasius]

This behavior was introduced on #6706, so, should #21124 be reopened or can we assume it's "by design" and close this issue?

thats called "by shitcode", not "by design"

[makafsal]

I can reproduce the issue "1.57.0", it ignores when a ":" comes in the file name and there is no extension after that like 'a:', "a:8". But "a:b" is working and "a:8" is not working. I'll try to fix this soon.