Opened on Jan 6, 2011 at 9:00:53 PM
Closed on Jan 6, 2011 at 9:16:20 PM
Last modified on Dec 7, 2011 at 10:28:35 AM
#5620 closed enhancement (worksforme)
Customize the name for duplicated files
Reported by: | http://colinviebrock.myopenid.com/ | Owned by: | dkocher |
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Priority: | normal | Milestone: | |
Component: | interface | Version: | 3.8.1 |
Severity: | normal | Keywords: | duplicate filename |
Cc: | Architecture: | ||
Platform: | Mac OS X 10.6 |
Description
Right now, Command-D duplicates a file (e.g. filename.ext) and gives it a default name (e.g. "filename (timestamp).ext").
It would be nice if this default name (or pattern) were customizable somehow. Maybe a preference setting that lets you specify a sprintf()-type string, with options like:
- %f - current filename
- %e - current extension
- %t - timestamp
etc.. In this case, the default would be "%f (%t).%e" ... but you could easily change it to "%f.%e.OLD" or "%f.BAK" or anything else.
Thanks!
Change History (3)
comment:1 Changed on Jan 6, 2011 at 9:16:20 PM by dkocher
- Resolution set to worksforme
- Status changed from new to closed
comment:2 follow-up: ↓ 3 Changed on Dec 6, 2011 at 11:07:08 PM by http://colinviebrock.myopenid.com/
Just noticed your response now ... but I can't see what the hidden preference is.
comment:3 in reply to: ↑ 2 Changed on Dec 7, 2011 at 10:28:35 AM by dkocher
Replying to http://colinviebrock.myopenid.com/:
Just noticed your response now ... but I can't see what the hidden preference is.
This is documented in Duplicate filename format.
This is currently available only as a hidden preference. It should suit your needs, though.