• arthurpizza@lemmy.world
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    14 days ago

    I can make a file named COM1 on Linux. That’s on the forbidden list for Windows.

    The forbidden list:

    • CON
    • PRN
    • AUX
    • CLOCK$
    • NUL
    • COM1
    • COM2
    • COM3
    • COM4
    • COM5
    • COM6
    • COM7
    • COM8
    • COM9
    • LPT1
    • LPT2
    • LPT3
    • LPT4
    • LPT5
    • LPT6
    • LPT7
    • LPT8
    • LPT9
    • lud@lemm.ee
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      13 days ago

      That’s because Windows is generally very backwards compatible.