GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 565934
Content of file with .theme extension is destroyed when renamed
Last modified: 2021-06-18 15:14:08 UTC
Please describe the problem: Originally reported on https://bugs.launchpad.net/nautilus/+bug/277379 I'm using Ubuntu 8.04, and doing some file work using Nautilus 2.22.3. If I rename a file that already has the .theme extension, it's contents are suddenly replaced. The file itself is however not actually renamed. I am attaching the destroyed file. The version of the file that's on the server is a few hundred lines long. Please note that while the upload is named "chameleon.theme" it shows in my system as lkbart.theme. Will attach screen shots to prove this. This doesn't happen when adding the .theme extension to a file that doesn't already have it. It doesn't appear to matter what you rename the file TO, if it HAD the .theme extension, it is destroyed. Steps to reproduce: 1. Open Nautilus to home directory 2. Create a new file in Nautilus Right click -> Create Document -> empty file 3. Name the file foo.txt 4. Edit the file (double click) - add several lines of text. 5. Rename the file to foo.bar Actual results: Contents of the file are replaced with INI formatted data. Sometimes the previous text is partially preserved at the bottom of the file - heavily truncated. Expected results: file to be renamed and preserved as is. Does this happen every time? Yes Other information: Steps to confirm file is not actually renamed: 1. Open a new terminal. 2. CD to home directory 3. ls 4. foo.theme shows in the listing - foo.bar is not present. 5. cat foo.theme prints the INI formated data that Nautilus thinks is in foo.bar
(Originally posted at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/277379/comments/2) *** Missed a step to reproduce *** 1. Open Nautilus to home directory 2. Create a new file in Nautilus Right click -> Create Document -> empty file 3. Name the file foo.txt 4. Edit the file (double click) - add several lines of text. 5. *** Rename the file to foo.theme (Right click -> Rename) *** 6. Rename the file to foo.bar (Right click -> Rename)
Per https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/277379/comments/3 please set this bug to confirmed.
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