diff --git a/lib/client/dom.js b/lib/client/dom.js
index 06c78402..9da9dbb2 100644
--- a/lib/client/dom.js
+++ b/lib/client/dom.js
@@ -1179,7 +1179,7 @@ var CloudCmd, Util, DOM, CloudFunc, Dialog;
             function selectByPattern(msg, files) {
                 var allMsg      = 'Specify file type for ' + msg + ' selection',
                     i           = 0, 
-                    n,
+                    n           = files && files.length,
                     arr         = [],
                     type,
                     matches     = 0,
@@ -1198,23 +1198,11 @@ var CloudCmd, Util, DOM, CloudFunc, Dialog;
                         type = '*';
                     
                     type        = '^' + type; /* search from start of line */
-                    type        = Util.replaceStr(type, '*', '.*\\');
+                    type        = Util.replaceStr(type, '.', '\\.');
+                    type        = Util.replaceStr(type, '*', '.*');
                     type        = Util.replaceStr(type, '?', '.?\\');
-                    
-                    arr         = type && type.split('');
-                    n           = arr.length;
-                    
-                    /* back slash at end of line
-                     * do not need
-                     */
-                    if (arr[n - 1] === '\\') {
-                        arr.pop();
-                        type    = arr.join('');
-                    }
-                    
                     type        += '$'; /* search to end of line */
                     
-                    n           = files && files.length;
                     do {
                         if (shouldSel)
                             current = files[i++];