In Beyond Compare, how can I exclude file names with special characters?
In a Beyond Compare using a Folder Compare, I wish to exclude files that contain special characters. In particular I have files named Iconr, Icon with a carriage return as the last character of the file name.
In Session Settings, Name Filters, I can not find a way to describe this file name in the "Exclude files:" list.
If I dump the characters for the filename, I can see it has a carriage return appended in the name:
bash-3.2$ mdls Icon*
kMDItemFSContentChangeDate = 2018-12-14 17:56:48 +0000
kMDItemFSCreationDate = 2018-12-14 17:56:48 +0000
kMDItemFSCreatorCode = ""
kMDItemFSFinderFlags = 16384
kMDItemFSHasCustomIcon = 0
kMDItemFSInvisible = 1
kMDItemFSIsExtensionHidden = 0
kMDItemFSIsStationery = 0
kMDItemFSLabel = 0
kMDItemFSName = "Icon "
kMDItemFSNodeCount = 363549
kMDItemFSOwnerGroupID = 20
kMDItemFSOwnerUserID = 501
kMDItemFSSize = 363549
kMDItemFSTypeCode = ""
bash-3.2$ ls -1 | egrep Icon | od -c
0000000 I c o n r n
0000006
bash-3.2$ ls Icon*
Icon?
bash-3.2$
I have tried various representations "Icon ", "Iconr" and would prefer to not use "Icon*", ie anything starting with Icon, which may exclude other files starting with Icon.
mac beyondcompare
asked Dec 31 '18 at 20:05
edt11xedt11x
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In a Beyond Compare using a Folder Compare, I wish to exclude files that contain special characters. In particular I have files named Iconr, Icon with a carriage return as the last character of the file name.
In Session Settings, Name Filters, I can not find a way to describe this file name in the "Exclude files:" list.
If I dump the characters for the filename, I can see it has a carriage return appended in the name:
bash-3.2$ mdls Icon*
kMDItemFSContentChangeDate = 2018-12-14 17:56:48 +0000
kMDItemFSCreationDate = 2018-12-14 17:56:48 +0000
kMDItemFSCreatorCode = ""
kMDItemFSFinderFlags = 16384
kMDItemFSHasCustomIcon = 0
kMDItemFSInvisible = 1
kMDItemFSIsExtensionHidden = 0
kMDItemFSIsStationery = 0
kMDItemFSLabel = 0
kMDItemFSName = "Icon "
kMDItemFSNodeCount = 363549
kMDItemFSOwnerGroupID = 20
kMDItemFSOwnerUserID = 501
kMDItemFSSize = 363549
kMDItemFSTypeCode = ""
bash-3.2$ ls -1 | egrep Icon | od -c
0000000 I c o n r n
0000006
bash-3.2$ ls Icon*
Icon?
bash-3.2$
I have tried various representations "Icon ", "Iconr" and would prefer to not use "Icon*", ie anything starting with Icon, which may exclude other files starting with Icon.
mac beyondcompare
asked Dec 31 '18 at 20:05
edt11xedt11x
84
Try to right-click such a filename and use the “exclude” preference.
– harrymc
Dec 31 '18 at 20:20
Tried that. It did not work.
– edt11x
Jan 1 at 4:42
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In a Beyond Compare using a Folder Compare, I wish to exclude files that contain special characters. In particular I have files named Iconr, Icon with a carriage return as the last character of the file name.
In Session Settings, Name Filters, I can not find a way to describe this file name in the "Exclude files:" list.
If I dump the characters for the filename, I can see it has a carriage return appended in the name:
bash-3.2$ mdls Icon*
kMDItemFSContentChangeDate = 2018-12-14 17:56:48 +0000
kMDItemFSCreationDate = 2018-12-14 17:56:48 +0000
kMDItemFSCreatorCode = ""
kMDItemFSFinderFlags = 16384
kMDItemFSHasCustomIcon = 0
kMDItemFSInvisible = 1
kMDItemFSIsExtensionHidden = 0
kMDItemFSIsStationery = 0
kMDItemFSLabel = 0
kMDItemFSName = "Icon "
kMDItemFSNodeCount = 363549
kMDItemFSOwnerGroupID = 20
kMDItemFSOwnerUserID = 501
kMDItemFSSize = 363549
kMDItemFSTypeCode = ""
bash-3.2$ ls -1 | egrep Icon | od -c
0000000 I c o n r n
0000006
bash-3.2$ ls Icon*
Icon?
bash-3.2$
I have tried various representations "Icon ", "Iconr" and would prefer to not use "Icon*", ie anything starting with Icon, which may exclude other files starting with Icon.
mac beyondcompare
asked Dec 31 '18 at 20:05
edt11xedt11x
84
In a Beyond Compare using a Folder Compare, I wish to exclude files that contain special characters. In particular I have files named Iconr, Icon with a carriage return as the last character of the file name.
In Session Settings, Name Filters, I can not find a way to describe this file name in the "Exclude files:" list.
If I dump the characters for the filename, I can see it has a carriage return appended in the name:
bash-3.2$ mdls Icon*
kMDItemFSContentChangeDate = 2018-12-14 17:56:48 +0000
kMDItemFSCreationDate = 2018-12-14 17:56:48 +0000
kMDItemFSCreatorCode = ""
kMDItemFSFinderFlags = 16384
kMDItemFSHasCustomIcon = 0
kMDItemFSInvisible = 1
kMDItemFSIsExtensionHidden = 0
kMDItemFSIsStationery = 0
kMDItemFSLabel = 0
kMDItemFSName = "Icon "
kMDItemFSNodeCount = 363549
kMDItemFSOwnerGroupID = 20
kMDItemFSOwnerUserID = 501
kMDItemFSSize = 363549
kMDItemFSTypeCode = ""
bash-3.2$ ls -1 | egrep Icon | od -c
0000000 I c o n r n
0000006
bash-3.2$ ls Icon*
Icon?
bash-3.2$
I have tried various representations "Icon ", "Iconr" and would prefer to not use "Icon*", ie anything starting with Icon, which may exclude other files starting with Icon.
mac beyondcompare
mac beyondcompare
asked Dec 31 '18 at 20:05
edt11xedt11x
84
asked Dec 31 '18 at 20:05
edt11xedt11x
84
asked Dec 31 '18 at 20:05
edt11xedt11x
84
asked Dec 31 '18 at 20:05
edt11xedt11x
84
asked Dec 31 '18 at 20:05
edt11xedt11x
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Try to right-click such a filename and use the “exclude” preference.
– harrymc
Dec 31 '18 at 20:20
Tried that. It did not work.
– edt11x
Jan 1 at 4:42
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Try to right-click such a filename and use the “exclude” preference.
– harrymc
Dec 31 '18 at 20:20
Tried that. It did not work.
– edt11x
Jan 1 at 4:42
Try to right-click such a filename and use the “exclude” preference.
– harrymc
Dec 31 '18 at 20:20
Try to right-click such a filename and use the “exclude” preference.
– harrymc
Dec 31 '18 at 20:20
Tried that. It did not work.
– edt11x
Jan 1 at 4:42
Tried that. It did not work.
– edt11x
Jan 1 at 4:42
add a comment |
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Beyond Compare's filename filters don't support matching on carriage return or line feed. Filename filters use the wildcard ? to match on any single character. Try using the filename filter "Icon?" or "Icon??".
answered Jan 2 at 22:35
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Beyond Compare's filename filters don't support matching on carriage return or line feed. Filename filters use the wildcard ? to match on any single character. Try using the filename filter "Icon?" or "Icon??".
answered Jan 2 at 22:35
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Beyond Compare's filename filters don't support matching on carriage return or line feed. Filename filters use the wildcard ? to match on any single character. Try using the filename filter "Icon?" or "Icon??".
answered Jan 2 at 22:35
Chris KennedyChris Kennedy
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Beyond Compare's filename filters don't support matching on carriage return or line feed. Filename filters use the wildcard ? to match on any single character. Try using the filename filter "Icon?" or "Icon??".
answered Jan 2 at 22:35
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Beyond Compare's filename filters don't support matching on carriage return or line feed. Filename filters use the wildcard ? to match on any single character. Try using the filename filter "Icon?" or "Icon??".
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Try to right-click such a filename and use the “exclude” preference.
– harrymc
Dec 31 '18 at 20:20
Tried that. It did not work.
– edt11x
Jan 1 at 4:42