#hubzillabug202411031212 remove non asci characters from directories

2024-11-03 11:11:42

adminsforum@hubzilla.org

od wrote the following post Sun, 03 Nov 2024 11:11:48 +0100

#hubzillabug202411031212 remove non asci characters from directories

Why does the hubzilla directory contain

store/[data]

???

It is unecessary annoyance to escape square bracket ([) character

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2024-11-03 12:03:57

od@zotum.net

It would be (personal opinion) better if no such characters were there

2024-11-03 12:08:29

Der Pepe (Hubzilla) ⁂

pepecyb@hub.hubzilla.hu

Serious question: Have there ever been serious problems because the directory contains these characters?

A changeover is not trivial and harbours compatibility problems. It should not be touched just for aesthetic reasons. (As you know: ‘don't touch...’)

There are certainly more important things that need to be changed, improved or corrected in Hubzilla.

Just my opinion...

2024-11-03 12:14:07

Mario Vavti

mario@hub.somaton.com

The actual historical (and still relevant) reason why square brackets are used is to prevent mixing up channel directories with actual system directories. Square brackets are not allowed in the channel address.