Remove dot character from file about detox HOT 5 CLOSED

I'm curious as to why it should be added. Are there any sanitization problems caused by such names?

Writing such names is standard behavior in various Linux distributions.
Here are a few examples:

1. tar generates files such as foo.tar.gz, foo.tar.xz, and so forth.
2. renaming foo.log into foo.log.2 or foo.log.old is standard procedure.

From a short look in the FreeBSD man page of the tar utility, the same behavior is displayed:
https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=tar&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=FreeBSD+11.1-RELEASE+and+Ports&arch=default&format=html

Even the windows graphic file manager such (re)naming is allowed, and it's a stickler for naming conventions.

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The reason is simple: I don't like the many dots in filenames. I like filename_without_any_dot.extension.

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@dharple , is it possible to use custom sequence for such s task?

To me it seems more fitting to add such a sequence instead of adding such a functionality, especially since as a user I personally prefer the program not to make cosmetic decisions for me.

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Hi,

It's been a while, but I don't recall adding functionality for this. The "." in UNIX has special meaning. Might I suggest the utility called "rename" instead? It supports regular expressions, and you should be able to match on the last period and replace all others.

Cheers

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Sad :( I know the rename package and I use it. But would be easier use only one tool (detox) instead two tools.
Thanks for your work!

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