WebShare G8 User manual (Version 5.0.0)  
 

A Special characters in file names

There are several characters in file/folder names which are handled specially when uploading or downloading. These are 9 characters, which have a special meaning for UNIX file names.

Even on Mac or Windows clients, not all of them can be used in file names.

Hexadecimal Usual representation
22 "
2a *
2f /
3a :
3c <
3e >
3f ?
5c \​
5e ^
7c |

When uploading a file with a name containing a character from this list, the file name stored in the server file system will not be represented with the original character. Instead, it is represented with a “^” followed by the hexadecimal encoding of the character. This encoding is also used by EtherShare.

For example, the file name “4*4 yields 16” will be stored as “4^2a4 yields 16” in the server file system. Similarly, when uploading a Zip archive containing a file or folder with a name containing a character from this list, the file name in the file system will contain the “^xy” representation.

When downloading a file with a name containing a quoted character from this list, it will NOT be translated to its unquoted form. Instead the representation will be the same. For example, a UNIX file name “4^2a4 yields 16” will be downloaded unchanged.

Similarly, when downloading multiple files, the Zip archive containing a file or folder with a name containing a quoted character from this list, the file name in the Zip archive will contain the “^xy” representation.

Note:

The above mentioned escape rules for special characters are for internal handling only. In the GUI and in the file browser the WebShare Web Server will display the unescaped character.


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