Folde Names in Windows

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ashutosh9910

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Many of us by now know it but I just came to know this fact.....

You can not create folder bearing the name "CON","PRN","AUX" etc in windows

Microsoft says that these are reserved keywords for DOS and hense could not be used as folder names

But then aren't COPY, PASTE, CD etc reserved keywords for DOS, then why can we make folders with such names




Ashutosh
 
CON, PRN, AUX etc are not just command names they are aliases for hardware devices like the console or printer.
i.e. under DOS (or a DOS prompt) you can do things like
Code: 
copy boot.ini PRN:
to have a file sent to the printer.

There is no problem with a folder that duplicates a command name though hence copy etc. are fine.
 
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