Directory names

[Kaz Kylheku]

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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