10.5: Leopard file duplication and naming behaviors

Nov 07, '07 04:30:00PM

Contributed by: joelbruner

Leopard changes the way files are named when duplicated via Optiond-drag (which appends numerical increments) and Command-D (which appends copy first, then numerical increments). To elaborate:

Duplicating a file using Command-D or the menu File » Duplicate will append copy to the filename; if it already ends with copy, then the next available number greater than 1 is used. Here are some examples of Command-D behaviors:

Option-dragging a file in the same folder will append the next available number, greater than 1, to the file name (even on numerical filenames). Some examples of option-dragging behaviors: [robg adds: I realized the behavior had changed, but I hadn't bothered to figure out exactly how.]

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