Brackets [] are actually allowed in file names on Windows

[walteweiss]

On Windows, escaping special characters is not supported as the \ character is used as a path separator. On the other hand, special characters such as [ and ? are not allowed in file names on Windows.

From the documentation: How can I exclude files with brackets ([]) in the name?

While it’s true to the ? question mark symbol, it’s not true to the brackets [], here’s the proof, and anyone can check that on Windows.

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It’s a minor mistake, but it’s confusing.

[walteweiss]

Excuse me if this should be handled differently, maybe I can help reformulate this, but I have found only open an issue or fork the project.

[calmh]

No this is fine, just need to come up with a more correct phrasing of that faq item. I wonder if, for example, a left bracket can in fact be matched by putting it inside brackets ([[]) or if that's a syntax error to the parser. Otherwise it's just ? to match such characters.

[TekBear]

phrasing of that faq item. I wonder if, for example, a left bracket can in fact be matched by putting it inside brackets ([[]) or if that's a syntax error to the parser. Otherwise it's just ? to match such characters.

I just noticed the same glitch reading documentation. I get that this needs a deeper rewording but let's not wait another 5 months can you change this now to

On the other hand, special characters such as ? are not allowed in file names on Windows.

and commit as an interim fix until it is fully addressed?

Perhaps there is some confusion between glob and regular expressions. I am not a Syncthing developer - escaping glob characters is it part of glob library function or is it a chunk of Syncthing code mimicking what a command shell normally handles ??

[tomasz1986]

Fixed by #919.