yorukot/superfile · error

could not find free name for %s after many attempts

Error message

could not find free name for %s after many attempts

What it means

Error "could not find free name for %s after many attempts" thrown in yorukot/superfile.

Source

Thrown at src/internal/function.go:93

	counter := 1
	//nolint:mnd // 3 = full match + 2 capture groups
	if match := suffixRegexp.FindStringSubmatch(name); len(match) == 3 {
		name = match[1] // base name without (N)
		if num, err := strconv.Atoi(match[2]); err == nil {
			counter = num + 1 // start from next number
		}
	}

	// Find first available name
	for i := counter; i < 10_000; i++ {
		newName := fmt.Sprintf("%s(%d)%s", name, i, ext)
		newPath := filepath.Join(dir, newName)
		if _, err := os.Stat(newPath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
			return newPath, nil
		}
	}

	return "", fmt.Errorf("could not find free name for %s after many attempts", destination)
}

// Count how many file in the directory
func countFiles(dirPath string) (int, error) {
	count := 0

	err := filepath.Walk(dirPath, func(_ string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
		if !info.IsDir() {
			count++
		}
		return nil
	})

	return count, err
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/internal/function.go:93 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of yorukot/superfile@b72f550bc6 (2026-09-01). Data as JSON: /api/errors/8f014a710af2adf2. Report an issue: GitHub.