From 17b10edbbc264182e0fb7709c6a7692b705cc754 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jarian Cottingham <jarianc@proton.me>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:33:07 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Fix show name extraction to remove leading semicolons

- Add regex to strip leading semicolons/colons from show folder name
- This fixes filenames like ';Demon Slayer S05E01-03' -> 'Demon Slayer S05E01-03'
---
 main.js | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index ff0af5f..3e6c51f 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -296,7 +296,9 @@ ipcMain.handle('begin-mapping', async (event, { directory, files, tvdbId }) => {
     
     // Extract clean show name (without tvdbid bracket if present)
     // Matches [tvdbid-XXXXX] or [tvdbid-series-XXXXX] formats
-    const showName = showFolderName.replace(/\s*\[tvdbid-[^\]]+\]/, '').trim();
+    // Also removes leading semicolons or other problematic characters
+    let showName = showFolderName.replace(/\s*\[tvdbid-[^\]]+\]/, '').trim();
+    showName = showName.replace(/^[;:]+/, '').trim();
     
     // Rename each file first (using original paths)
     let successCount = 0;