Re: Bug?: (file-name-extension "some.html~") gives "html"

[Andreas Schwab]

Kevin Rodgers <address@hidden> writes:

> BTW, why does file-name-extension accept an optional PERIOD argument
> to include the extension delimiter in the result, but
> file-name-sans-extension does not?

I don't think there is a need to cut off the extension while keeping the
period, whereas keeping the period together with the extension is quite
common.

> Symmetry baby,

This is asymmetric in nature.

Andreas.

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