# \[Bug #1168\] wrong result of File.extname for path contains a space just before the extension

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-1168-wrong-result-of-file-extname-for-path-contains-a-space-just-before-the-extension/160607>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [February 18, 2009, 4:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-1168-wrong-result-of-file-extname-for-path-contains-a-space-just-before-the-extension/160607 "2009-02-18T04:33:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![nobu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/e9c0ed/32.png) [@nobu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nobu)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 4:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-1168-wrong-result-of-file-extname-for-path-contains-a-space-just-before-the-extension/160607/1 "2009-02-18T04:33:30Z")

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Bug #1168: wrong result of File.extname for path contains a space just  
before the extension  
[http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/1168](http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/1168)

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ruby -v: ruby 1.9.2dev (2009-02-18 trunk 22392) [i386-cygwin]

[http://pc11.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/tech/1233686068/380](http://pc11.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/tech/1233686068/380)

ruby 1.8.7 (2008-08-11 patchlevel 72) [i386-mswin32]  
irb(main):007:0\> File.extname(“a.txt”)  
=\> “.txt”  
irb(main):008:0\> File.extname(“a .txt”)  
=\> “”  
irb(main):009:0\> File.extname(“a.txt .txt”)  
=\> “.txt .txt”

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**Author:** ![nobu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/e9c0ed/32.png) [@nobu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nobu)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 5:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-1168-wrong-result-of-file-extname-for-path-contains-a-space-just-before-the-extension/160607/2 "2009-08-26T17:42:07Z")

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## Applied in changeset r24653.

[http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/1168](http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/1168)

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**Author:** ![nobu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/e9c0ed/32.png) [@nobu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nobu)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 4:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-1168-wrong-result-of-file-extname-for-path-contains-a-space-just-before-the-extension/160607/3 "2009-02-18T04:37:35Z")

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## Applied in changeset r22393.

[http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/1168](http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/1168)