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Bug 88899 - gedit cannot open files starting with %
gedit cannot open files starting with %
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: gedit
Classification: Applications
Component: general
2.0.0
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: Gedit maintainers
gedit QA volunteers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2002-07-23 21:26 UTC by Joe Drew
Modified: 2004-12-22 21:47 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
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Description Joe Drew 2002-07-23 21:26:17 UTC 
pisces:~/src/gedit$ touch %file
pisces:~/src/gedit$ gedit "%file"

gedit then responds "file:///home/hosehead/src/gedit/-1.998119ile" is not a
valid location.

This semms like a printf-style string formatting error; I think that
guarding the filename by doubling the %s (or no longer running the filename
through sprintf or the like) would fix this.
Comment 1 Paolo Maggi 2002-07-23 21:37:24 UTC 
Which version of gedit are you using?
This bug should be fixed in CVS HEAD.
Comment 2 Joe Drew 2002-07-23 21:46:30 UTC 
2.0.0, just like the report says. I'm creating 2.0.1 packages now and
will test them once they're built.
Comment 3 Paolo Maggi 2002-07-23 21:55:10 UTC 
gedit 2.0.1 is broken too.
I fixed this bug today in CVS HEAD.
So compile it from CVS or wait for gedit 2.0.2