Square brackets make tracks disappear from playlist
Posted: 11 Jan 2020 12:52
When trying to reuse playlists created on Linux in VLC for Android I've encountered the following issue: All files containing square brackets "[]" seem to disappear from the playlist when used in VLC for Android.
To reproduce:
Create a simple playlist (.m3u) containing a filename with square brackets, e.g.:
This plays fine on VLC on Linux, but if you open that playlist in VLC for Android, only one track (with the rounded brackets) is listed and played (although the other file is there and can be played directly).
Other special characters like underline, dash, curled brackets, etc. seem to have no impact.
Is this a bug? Any idea for a workaround?
My configuration
- VLC 2.2.2 on Ubuntu 16.04
- VLC 3.2.6 on Android 8.0
To reproduce:
Create a simple playlist (.m3u) containing a filename with square brackets, e.g.:
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#EXTM3U
#EXTINF
Song1 (Blues).opus
#EXTINF
Song2 [Blues].opusOther special characters like underline, dash, curled brackets, etc. seem to have no impact.
Is this a bug? Any idea for a workaround?
My configuration
- VLC 2.2.2 on Ubuntu 16.04
- VLC 3.2.6 on Android 8.0