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Re: Directory names
- From: Kaz Kylheku <kaz at ashi dot footprints dot net>
- To: Shankar Unni <shankarunni at netscape dot net>
- Cc: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 13:45:16 -0800 (PST)
- Subject: Re: Directory names
On Tue, 22 Feb 2005, Shankar Unni wrote:
> Dave Korn wrote:
>
> > First off, even on POSIX, * isn't a valid filename character
>
> [Clang!]
>
> % mkdir '*'
> % ls
> */
> %
POSIX makes some recommendations about what constitutes portable
filenames. The above is a nonportable name that your operating system
or file system accepts.
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