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Why You Can't Name A File CON In Windows

submitted by w1ndex

4 years 7 months ago

Tom Scott explains why there's a few words that you just cannot use as file names or directories in Windows.

5 Comments

StukaFox says...

Wait -- who the hell doesn't know about reserved words in Windows?

BSR

*looks around* raises hand.

Wait -- who the hell doesn't know about reserved words in Windows?

I still use COPY CON filename.txt ^Z to make small text files to edit for quick notes and stuff. ^ used above is Control. I'm old.

StukaFox says...

See, if you were REALLY l33t, you'd do COPY CON program.exe !

I still use COPY CON filename.txt ^Z to make small text files to edit for quick notes and stuff. ^ used above is Control. I'm old.

Or, use DOS DEBUG to write and run .COM x86 assembly.
INT13 for the win.

See, if you were REALLY l33t, you'd do COPY CON program.exe !

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