Bug #79303 for Image-ExifTool: stay_open does not find file beginning with a dot

> Thu Aug 30 11:22:45 2012: Request 79303 was acted upon. > Transaction: Ticket created by Romain > Queue: Image-ExifTool > Subject: stay_open does not find file beginning with a dot > Broken in: 9.01 > Severity: Normal > Owner: Nobody > Requestors: imprec@gmail.com > Status: new > Ticket <URL: https://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=79303 > > > > Imagine a folder /tmp/test/ with a single file named ".file.xml" inside > > run this command : [ romain @MacBook : / ]exiftool -ext "*" /tmp/test/ > ======== /tmp/test2/.file.xml > ExifTool Version Number : 9.01 > File Name : .file.xml > Directory : /tmp/test2 > File Size : 0 bytes > File Modification Date/Time : 2012:08:30 17:19:16+02:00 > File Permissions : rw-r--r-- > Error : Unknown file type > 1 directories scanned > 1 image files read > > Now, let's use the interactive mode : > > run : > [ romain @MacBook : / ]exiftool -stay_open True -@ feed-exiftool > > let's paste the commands in "feed-exiftool" file : > > -ext "*" > /tmp/test/ > -execute > > we obtain : > 1 directories scanned > 0 image files read > {ready} > > > We should obtain the same result. > > This behavior only happens with files beginning with a dot (.) > > Romain > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean.

> Hi Romain, > > You have fallen into a common pitfall. Each argument > must be on a separate line. Also, you don't quote > arguments in argfile. I think you will find that this works: > > -ext > * > /tmp/test > -execute > > - Phil > > > On 2012-08-30, at 11:22 AM, Romain via RT <bug-Image- > ExifTool@rt.cpan.org> wrote: > > inside > /tmp/test/ >