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Q&A Are there any legitimate uses for newlines in filenames?

I do this occasionally. It is sometimes useful to compare file titles where they aren't fixed lengths. For example: 01 02 The Beatles The Rolling Stones Help Satisfaction .m...

posted 1y ago by edent‭  ·  edited 1y ago by terdon‭

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#2: Post edited by user avatar terdon‭ · 2023-06-20T18:53:10Z (over 1 year ago)
minor fix
  • I do this occasionally. It is sometimes useful to compare files titles where they aren't fixed lengths.
  • For example:
  • ```
  • 01 02
  • The Beatles The Rolling Stones
  • Help Satisfaction
  • .mp3 .flac
  • ```
  • That can be the file name, or the first few lines of a file.
  • I don't use it terribly often.
  • I do this occasionally. It is sometimes useful to compare file titles where they aren't fixed lengths.
  • For example:
  • ```
  • 01 02
  • The Beatles The Rolling Stones
  • Help Satisfaction
  • .mp3 .flac
  • ```
  • That can be the file name, or the first few lines of a file.
  • I don't use it terribly often.
#1: Initial revision by user avatar edent‭ · 2023-06-13T20:18:29Z (over 1 year ago)
I do this occasionally. It is sometimes useful to compare files titles where they aren't fixed lengths.

For example:
```
01           02
The Beatles  The Rolling Stones
Help         Satisfaction
.mp3         .flac
```

That can be the file name, or the first few lines of a file.

I don't use it terribly often.