Bases: clicking on a file name with "#" in it creates a new empty note instead of opening the existing one

Bug graveyard
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Steps to reproduce

  1. Create a new vault (or use a clean one)

  2. In any folder, create a note named: Boots (#inktober2024, day 03).md
    Not sure that frontmatter properties matter:

    status: Inktober 2024
    tracknumber: 3
    year_of_creation: 2024

  3. Create a Base that includes this note (any view type)

  4. Click on the file name cell in the Base

Did you follow the troubleshooting guide? [Y/N]

Y

Expected

The existing note Boots (#inktober2024, day 03).md opens.

Actual

A new empty note is created with the name Boots (.md (everything after
the first # is stripped from the new-file name).

Environment

  • Obsidian version: 1.12.7
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Bases core plugin: enabled
  • No third-party plugins needed to reproduce
  • I also disabled every third-party plugin just to be sure.
2

# is a reserved character; Obsidian uses it in links.

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That same happens if you click on

[[Boots (#inktober2024, day 03).md]]

in a note.

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3

So it’s not a bug, it’s me not knowing what it’s for, and I should avoid using file names with that character. Correct?

4

Yes, correct