Ls not listing files in folders that have a dot in name

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What is the problem you are having with rclone?

rclone ls does not list files within a folder that has a . in it.

Run the command 'rclone version' and share the full output of the command.

rclone v1.70.3

  • os/version: ubuntu 24.04 (64 bit)
  • os/kernel: 6.8.0-90-generic (x86_64)
  • os/type: linux
  • os/arch: amd64
  • go/version: go1.24.4
  • go/linking: static
  • go/tags: none

Which cloud storage system are you using? (eg Google Drive)

backblaze

The command you were trying to run (eg rclone copy /tmp remote:tmp)

rclone ls b2envlib:envlib/moana/cfdb/moana_precip.cfdb/

Please run 'rclone config redacted' and share the full output. If you get command not found, please make sure to update rclone.

[b2envlib]
type = b2
account = XXX
key = XXX
hard_delete = true
download_url = https://b2.envlib.xyz
memory_pool_use_mmap = true

A log from the command that you were trying to run with the -vv flag

2026/02/02 14:39:10 DEBUG : rclone: Version "v1.70.3" starting with parameters ["rclone" "ls" "b2envlib:envlib/moana/cfdb/moana_precip.cfdb/" "-vv"]
2026/02/02 14:39:10 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "b2envlib:envlib/moana/cfdb/moana_precip.cfdb/"
2026/02/02 14:39:10 DEBUG : Using config file from "/home/mike/.config/rclone/rclone.conf"
2026/02/02 14:39:12 DEBUG : fs cache: renaming child cache item "b2envlib:envlib/moana/cfdb/moana_precip.cfdb/" to be canonical for parent "b2envlib:envlib/moana/cfdb"
2026/02/02 14:39:13 DEBUG : moana_precip.cfdb: Excluded
   876660 moana_precip.cfdb
2026/02/02 14:39:13 DEBUG : 9 go routines active
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welcome to the forum,

please rclone selfupdate and test again.

rclone touch b2:testdot123/dot.dot/file.ext

rclone ls b2:testdot123/dot.dot -vv
DEBUG : rclone: Version "v1.73.0" starting with parameters ["rclone" "ls" "b2:testdot123/dot.dot" "-vv"]
DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "b2:testdot123/dot.dot"
DEBUG : Using config file from "d:\\data\\rclone\\rclone.conf"
        0 file.ext

rclone ls b2:testdot123 -vv
DEBUG : rclone: Version "v1.73.0" starting with parameters ["rclone" "ls" "b2:testdot123" "-vv"]
DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "b2:testdot123"
DEBUG : Using config file from "d:\\data\\rclone\\rclone.conf"
        0 dot.dot/file.ext
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Thanks for the reply. It looks like the problem is that I have a file with the same name as the “folder”. More accurately, there are other files that have the file name in the path (key name). I guess rclone prioritises files over “folders” for ls?

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rclone touch b2:testdot123/dot.dot/dot.dot

rclone ls b2:testdot123/dot.dot
        0 dot.dot
        0 file.ext

rclone ls b2:testdot123
        0 dot.dot/dot.dot
        0 dot.dot/file.ext

rclone tree b2:testdot123
/
└── dot.dot
    ├── dot.dot
    └── file.ext

rclone lsf b2:testdot123 --recursive --absolute
/dot.dot/
/dot.dot/dot.dot
/dot.dot/file.ext

post the output of
rclone tree b2envlib:envlib/moana/cfdb -vv
and
rclone lsf b2envlib:envlib/moana/cfdb --recursive --absolute -vv

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Output from rclone lsf b2envlib:envlib/moana/cfdb --recursive --absolute -vv

2026/02/03 10:57:32 DEBUG : rclone: Version "v1.73.0" starting with parameters ["rclone" "lsf" "b2envlib:envlib/moana/cfdb" "--recursive" "--absolute" "-vv"]
2026/02/03 10:57:32 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "b2envlib:envlib/moana/cfdb"
2026/02/03 10:57:32 DEBUG : Using config file from "/home/mike/.config/rclone/rclone.conf"
/moana_precip.cfdb
/moana_precip.cfdb/_height.attrs
/moana_precip.cfdb/_latitude.attrs
/moana_precip.cfdb/_longitude.attrs
/moana_precip.cfdb/_precipitation.attrs
/moana_precip.cfdb/_time.attrs
/moana_precip.cfdb/adb01ebc1ba3433eb043527
/moana_precip.cfdb/height!0
/moana_precip.cfdb/latitude!0
/moana_precip.cfdb/longitude!0
/moana_precip.cfdb/precipitation!0.0.0.0
/moana_precip.cfdb/time!0
/moana_precip.cfdb/time!277200
/moana_precip.cfdb/
2026/02/03 10:57:34 DEBUG : 9 go routines active

Output from rclone tree b2envlib:envlib/moana/cfdb -vv

2026/02/03 10:58:42 DEBUG : rclone: Version "v1.73.0" starting with parameters ["rclone" "tree" "b2envlib:envlib/moana/cfdb" "-vv"]
2026/02/03 10:58:42 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "b2envlib:envlib/moana/cfdb"
2026/02/03 10:58:42 DEBUG : Using config file from "/home/mike/.config/rclone/rclone.conf"
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : Stat: filePath="/"
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : >Stat: fi=, err=
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : ReadDir: dir=/
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : >ReadDir: names=[moana_precip.cfdb moana_precip.cfdb], err=
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : Stat: filePath="/moana_precip.cfdb"
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : >Stat: fi=moana_precip.cfdb, err=
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : ReadDir: dir=/moana_precip.cfdb
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : >ReadDir: names=[_height.attrs _latitude.attrs _longitude.attrs _precipitation.attrs _time.attrs adb01ebc1ba3433eb043527 height!0 latitude!0 longitude!0 precipitation!0.0.0.0 time!0 time!277200], err=
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : Stat: filePath="/moana_precip.cfdb/_height.attrs"
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : >Stat: fi=moana_precip.cfdb/_height.attrs, err=
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : Stat: filePath="/moana_precip.cfdb/_latitude.attrs"
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : >Stat: fi=moana_precip.cfdb/_latitude.attrs, err=
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : Stat: filePath="/moana_precip.cfdb/_longitude.attrs"
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : >Stat: fi=moana_precip.cfdb/_longitude.attrs, err=
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : Stat: filePath="/moana_precip.cfdb/_precipitation.attrs"
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : >Stat: fi=moana_precip.cfdb/_precipitation.attrs, err=
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : Stat: filePath="/moana_precip.cfdb/_time.attrs"
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : >Stat: fi=moana_precip.cfdb/_time.attrs, err=
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : Stat: filePath="/moana_precip.cfdb/adb01ebc1ba3433eb043527"
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : >Stat: fi=moana_precip.cfdb/adb01ebc1ba3433eb043527, err=
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : Stat: filePath="/moana_precip.cfdb/height!0"
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : >Stat: fi=moana_precip.cfdb/height!0, err=
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : Stat: filePath="/moana_precip.cfdb/latitude!0"
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : >Stat: fi=moana_precip.cfdb/latitude!0, err=
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : Stat: filePath="/moana_precip.cfdb/longitude!0"
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : >Stat: fi=moana_precip.cfdb/longitude!0, err=
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : Stat: filePath="/moana_precip.cfdb/precipitation!0.0.0.0"
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : >Stat: fi=moana_precip.cfdb/precipitation!0.0.0.0, err=
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : Stat: filePath="/moana_precip.cfdb/time!0"
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : >Stat: fi=moana_precip.cfdb/time!0, err=
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : Stat: filePath="/moana_precip.cfdb/time!277200"
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : >Stat: fi=moana_precip.cfdb/time!277200, err=
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : Stat: filePath="/moana_precip.cfdb"
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : >Stat: fi=moana_precip.cfdb, err=
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : ReadDir: dir=/moana_precip.cfdb
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : >ReadDir: names=[_height.attrs _latitude.attrs _longitude.attrs _precipitation.attrs _time.attrs adb01ebc1ba3433eb043527 height!0 latitude!0 longitude!0 precipitation!0.0.0.0 time!0 time!277200], err=
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : Stat: filePath="/moana_precip.cfdb/_height.attrs"
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : >Stat: fi=moana_precip.cfdb/_height.attrs, err=
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : Stat: filePath="/moana_precip.cfdb/_latitude.attrs"
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : >Stat: fi=moana_precip.cfdb/_latitude.attrs, err=
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : Stat: filePath="/moana_precip.cfdb/_longitude.attrs"
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : >Stat: fi=moana_precip.cfdb/_longitude.attrs, err=
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : Stat: filePath="/moana_precip.cfdb/_precipitation.attrs"
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : >Stat: fi=moana_precip.cfdb/_precipitation.attrs, err=
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : Stat: filePath="/moana_precip.cfdb/_time.attrs"
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : >Stat: fi=moana_precip.cfdb/_time.attrs, err=
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : Stat: filePath="/moana_precip.cfdb/adb01ebc1ba3433eb043527"
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : >Stat: fi=moana_precip.cfdb/adb01ebc1ba3433eb043527, err=
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : Stat: filePath="/moana_precip.cfdb/height!0"
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : >Stat: fi=moana_precip.cfdb/height!0, err=
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : Stat: filePath="/moana_precip.cfdb/latitude!0"
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : >Stat: fi=moana_precip.cfdb/latitude!0, err=
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : Stat: filePath="/moana_precip.cfdb/longitude!0"
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : >Stat: fi=moana_precip.cfdb/longitude!0, err=
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : Stat: filePath="/moana_precip.cfdb/precipitation!0.0.0.0"
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : >Stat: fi=moana_precip.cfdb/precipitation!0.0.0.0, err=
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : Stat: filePath="/moana_precip.cfdb/time!0"
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : >Stat: fi=moana_precip.cfdb/time!0, err=
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : Stat: filePath="/moana_precip.cfdb/time!277200"
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : >Stat: fi=moana_precip.cfdb/time!277200, err=
/
├── moana_precip.cfdb
│ ├── _height.attrs
│ ├── _latitude.attrs
│ ├── _longitude.attrs
│ ├── _precipitation.attrs
│ ├── _time.attrs
│ ├── adb01ebc1ba3433eb043527
│ ├── height!0
│ ├── latitude!0
│ ├── longitude!0
│ ├── precipitation!0.0.0.0
│ ├── time!0
│ └── time!277200
└── moana_precip.cfdb
├── _height.attrs
├── _latitude.attrs
├── _longitude.attrs
├── _precipitation.attrs
├── _time.attrs
├── adb01ebc1ba3433eb043527
├── height!0
├── latitude!0
├── longitude!0
├── precipitation!0.0.0.0
├── time!0
└── time!277200

2 directories, 24 files
2026/02/03 10:58:43 DEBUG : 9 go routines active

Seems odd that it’s duplicating the tree.

But as I mentioned, moana_precip.cfdb is both a file and a “folder” at the same level…which I can understand would cause issues…

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my examples have that exact setup and seems to work fine.

confirm that using b2 website

7

Thanks again for your help.

But your example above doesn’t have the the dot.dot file as both a file and folder in the same location…or maybe I’m reading it wrong…

Here’s my rclone ls b2envlib:envlib/moana/cfdb/ :

909171 moana_precip.cfdb
86 moana_precip.cfdb/_height.attrs
86 moana_precip.cfdb/_latitude.attrs
87 moana_precip.cfdb/_longitude.attrs
81 moana_precip.cfdb/_precipitation.attrs
54 moana_precip.cfdb/_time.attrs
1170 moana_precip.cfdb/adb01ebc1ba3433eb043527
219 moana_precip.cfdb/height!0
1364 moana_precip.cfdb/latitude!0
1279 moana_precip.cfdb/longitude!0
16687 moana_precip.cfdb/precipitation!0.0.0.0
282084 moana_precip.cfdb/time!0
199225 moana_precip.cfdb/time!277200