# Tag to filename, replacing invalid characters with user specified ones

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-to-filename-replacing-invalid-characters-with-user-specified-ones/13835
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [September 3, 2012, 4:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-to-filename-replacing-invalid-characters-with-user-specified-ones/13835 "2012-09-03T16:18:58Z")
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### Author: ![DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/detlevd/32/123_2.png) [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)
#### Post date: [September 4, 2012, 3:55am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-to-filename-replacing-invalid-characters-with-user-specified-ones/13835/4 "2012-09-04T03:55:39Z")

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> [@aax](#):
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> ... **$validate** seems to replace all invalid characters with the same character, not each one with a specific character that I choose. ... Is this a proper thing to use in Tag - Filename dialogue?

See also ...  
[Renaming files with tag, replace trailing periods](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/12740/6)

DD.20120904.0755.CEST

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