[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #49628] copyfile fails to copy source files with [ or ] characters in the name

[Richard Suchland]

URL:
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                 Summary: copyfile fails to copy source files with [ or ]
characters in the name
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: suchland
            Submitted on: Wed 16 Nov 2016 09:42:10 PM GMT
                Category: Octave Function
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Incorrect Result
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: 
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             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 4.0.0
        Operating System: Microsoft Windows

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Details:

Tried to copy a file with [ and ] characters in the filename and it failed.  I
suspect this may be related to Octave bug ##47950.
Here is a sample:

mkdir('c:/','test');
fid = fopen('c:/test/test[1].txt','w')
fputs(fid,"This is a test");
fclose(fid);
[status, msg, msgid] = copyfile('c:/test/test[1].txt','c:/test/test[2].txt');
[status, msg, msgid] =
copyfile('c:/test/test[[]1].txt','c:/test/test[3].txt'); # applying workaround
proposed in bug #47950

Works with the proposed workaround for bug #47950 but not without




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