Name

filesafe — make sure the input is ready for use as a filename

DESCRIPTION

The filter makes sure (possibly by intervening) that the input string is ready and safe to be used as a filename.

EXAMPLES

Example: Filter example

Here's a hypothetical download filename from the Prelinger Collection at archive.org.
[filter filesafe]/tmp/uploads/new_world_through_chemistry/new_world_through_chemistry_edit.mp4[/filter]
Example in action:
/tmp/uploads/new_world_through_chemistry/new_world_through_chemistry_edit.mp4

NOTES

For more information on Perl Regular Expressions, pattern matching and character classes, see perlre(1).

AVAILABILITY

filesafe is available in Interchange versions:

4.6.0-5.9.0 (git-head)

SOURCE

Interchange 5.9.0:

Source: code/Filter/filesafe.filter
Lines: 17


# Copyright 2002-2007 Interchange Development Group and others
# Copyright 1996-2002 Red Hat, Inc.
# 
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
# (at your option) any later version.  See the LICENSE file for details.
# 
# $Id: filesafe.filter,v 1.4 2007-03-30 23:40:44 pajamian Exp $

CodeDef filesafe Filter
CodeDef filesafe Description Safe for filename
CodeDef filesafe Routine <<EOR
sub {
return Vend::Util::escape_chars(shift);
}
EOR

AUTHORS

Interchange Development Group

SEE ALSO

pagefile(7ic)

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