[Bug]: File validity char encoding issue
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⚠️ This issue respects the following points: ⚠️
- This is a bug, not a question or a configuration/webserver/proxy issue.
- This issue is not already reported on Github OR Nextcloud Community Forum (I've searched it).
- Nextcloud Server is up to date. See Maintenance and Release Schedule for supported versions.
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Bug description
Steps to reproduce
- Try creating a file with forbidden char
> - See screenshot above
https://github.com/nextcloud/server/blob/master/apps/files/src/utils/filenameValidity.ts
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