Binary package hint: gedit
In Hardy, with all updates, trying to open a file with a colon in its filename, for editing in gedit, from the command-line:
jani@shuttle-xpc:~/.gnome2/epiphany/extensions/data/greasemonkey$ ls http\:__userscripts.org_scripts_source_7122.user.js
http:__userscripts.org_scripts_source_7122.user.js
jani@shuttle-xpc:~/.gnome2/epiphany/extensions/data/greasemonkey$ LC_ALL=C gedit http\:__userscripts.org_scripts_source_7122.user.js
(gedit:12339): libgnomevfs-WARNING **: trying to read a non-existing handle
What I expected to happen: I expect gedit to open the file I've specified on the command-line.
What happens instead: The file is not loaded into gedit. Gedit opens, but reports that "http:__userscripts.org_scripts_source_7122.user.js is not a valid location. Please check that you typed the location correctly and try again."
Opening the file in question with gedit is possible either by clicking the file in a Nautilus browser window, or by selecting it through gedit's own File > Open.... Also, it works from the commandline if I precede the filename with a "./", as in:
$ gedit ./http\:__userscripts.org_scripts_source_7122.user.js
This may not be gedit-specific, but because I'm not familiar with the underlying mechanics, I'm filing this against gedit which is the only one I've come across the issue with.
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Aug 26 10:04:53 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gedit
Package: gedit 2.22.3-0ubuntu1
PackageArchitecture: i386
ProcEnviron:
SHELL=/bin/bash
PATH=/home/username/bin/post-ocr-correction:/home/username/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
LANG=fi_FI.UTF-8
SourcePackage: gedit
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-19-generic i686
this is not a bug, you need to escape that column or use " instead as: program "http\: