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Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 13:45:16 -0800 (PST)
From: Kaz Kylheku <kaz AT ashi DOT footprints DOT net>
To: Shankar Unni <shankarunni AT netscape DOT net>
cc: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: Re: Directory names
In-Reply-To: <cvg8dm$cja$1@sea.gmane.org>
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0502221342390.19128-100000@ashi.FootPrints.net>
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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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