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Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2004 18:20:21 -0400 (EDT)
From: Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu>
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To: Anders Musikka <anders DOT musikka AT tele2 DOT se>
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Subject: Re: file called aux
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On Sat, 3 Jul 2004, Anders Musikka wrote:

> cygwin allows a user to create a file called aux, like this:
>
> echo something >aux
>
> This file cannot be removed. (the filename is reserved under windows.)
>
> Cygwin should probably not allow the creation of a file with this name.
>
> /Anders Musikka

This came up on the list numerous times in the past, and, in fact, today.
See the thread at <http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2004-07/msg00054.html>.
Searching the archives for "aux" would also have helped.
	Igor
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