My guess was the same as LJ's
If con was allowed as a directory or file name in DOS, then the command
copy con A
would evaluate to 2 possible interprtation by the system - 1) to create a file A, or to copy the contents of file con to file A, if there was a file called con within the directory... so at least somebody thinks like me out there :-) I was begining to wonder why it would spit out an error that its a reserved device name..
But maybe the others are right though.. consoles are devices so if its because con represents consoles that we are not allowed to name a file con..
Have a nice weekend guys and thanks for replying to a totally unrelated thread... It wasn't a spam.. just thought it was Friday and since I was curious about this topic thought I'd share it with some of the brains out here on the list...
Cheers
Joe D'Souza
Remedy Developer / Consultant,
Shyle Network,
New Jersey.
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In case this isn't spam...and your truly curious con stands for console...or in today's world command prompt. A quick easy way to create text or batch files is to type
copy con <abc.txt>
when you hit enter it starts recording what is typed on the console into the file...then when you are done writing the file you hit Ctrl-Z and hit enter and the file is saved...not much of a mystery for people involved in puters since the dos days...and BTW...the <>'s around abc.txt are not typed...
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I'm almost positive I know the 'real reason' to this, a friend of mine who is not really from an IT background sent me a mail saying that even engineers at Microsoft do not know the answer to this (which I find hard to believe). Reason being after he sent me that mail I immediatly guessed the reason behind this, and I am willing to bet I am right about it..
Wanted to see if anyone here can figure it out... Try this out..
Try creating a directory or a file (with no extension) named con and it wont let you.. while creating a directory using the GUI it simply wont let you create it (no error displayed) but if you try using DOS it will return an error - invalid name.. Similary if you create a file and try to name it con, it says this name is 'reserved for a device'..
Personally I do not think this is reserved for a device as such. It is reserved for 'something else'. At least thats my guess...
Does anyone know why you cant name a file or directory named con? I have a good guess and am willing to bet I'm right... Just want to compare my guess to that of others around here...
Write to me off list...
Cheers
Joe D'Souza
Remedy Developer / Consultant,
Shyle Networks,
New Jersey.
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