Cannot edit a file without a file extension

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Addison Lee

July 18, 2020 19:17

If I create a file outside of nvultra with no file extension, then when I open it in nvultra, I cannot edit it.

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  Fletcher Penney

  July 21, 2020 19:48

  Correct -- a file with no extension has no UTI to tell the OS whether it is a text file or a non-text binary file.  Brute force examining the file to see if it "looks like" text is possible, but not particularly reliable and can cause difficulties if you accidentally edit a non-text binary file that happened to look like text.

   

  (Technically the UTI does exist, but it is "public.item"/"public.data", which is essentially meaningless and does not indicate whether a file is text or non-text)

   

  At this time, there are no plans to change this behavior due to the potential danger it could cause.

   

  Use file extensions.  That's what they're there for.  ;)

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  Addison Lee

  July 22, 2020 20:56 Edited

  Makes sense, thanks for the additional technical details.

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