tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056600558769970290.post7114039511714473341..comments2024-03-14T00:46:58.461-07:00Comments on the Digital me: Why cant a folder be named "CON" or "LPT1" in windows?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056600558769970290.post-76519790119105094852010-11-16T01:06:21.604-08:002010-11-16T01:06:21.604-08:00MD \LPT1\\
MD \Con\\MD \LPT1\\<br />MD \Con\\Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056600558769970290.post-56976838556751103142008-07-14T17:00:00.000-07:002008-07-14T17:00:00.000-07:00its becomes an UNC path, so that didnt respect old...its becomes an UNC path, so that didnt respect old DOS protocolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056600558769970290.post-33690114161983355472008-03-31T14:27:00.000-07:002008-03-31T14:27:00.000-07:00I guess the first 'backslash' (\)escapes the secon...I guess the first 'backslash' (\)escapes the second one.Navinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02658837409630458512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056600558769970290.post-3894723970082089562008-02-18T02:03:00.000-08:002008-02-18T02:03:00.000-08:00why use "\\" this please tell mewhy use "\\" this please tell meAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056600558769970290.post-32051341770476298322007-05-01T05:31:00.000-07:002007-05-01T05:31:00.000-07:00All, (Hacker of the World)I found how to create a ...All, (Hacker of the World)<BR/><BR/>I found how to create a folder or file named CON , LPT1 , COM1 etc...<BR/><BR/>STEP1: goto command prompt<BR/><BR/>STEP2: type in prompt e:\> "mkdir \\.\e:\con"<BR/><BR/>STEP3: verify by typing "dir \\.\e:\con"<BR/><BR/>STEP4: delete the file or folder "rmdir \\.\e:\con"<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>Abhinav Karnawat<BR/>"World in Hand"Abhinavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06331579257961315542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056600558769970290.post-78587095501028405902007-03-03T16:56:00.000-08:002007-03-03T16:56:00.000-08:00hey buddy, u wrote con as the device driver for ke...hey buddy, u wrote con as the device driver for keyboard. But it actually stands for the console.<BR/>Some other device files which cannot be used as file names are:<BR/>AUX<BR/>PRN<BR/>LPT1, LPT2,...LPT9<BR/>COM1,...COM9Kirti Ranjan Nayakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13378360103547399101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056600558769970290.post-39617124981793656152006-11-13T08:39:00.000-08:002006-11-13T08:39:00.000-08:00AUX is another..AUX is another...https://www.blogger.com/profile/11647314016425549780noreply@blogger.com