From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <5abf7010f3d5dc5687a7933747789ad0@gmx.de> To: 9fans@9fans.net Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2011 00:25:03 +0100 From: cinap_lenrek@gmx.de In-Reply-To: <1c29c6f7-f7f6-4977-a3c4-33b7075d0002@t35g2000yqj.googlegroups.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="upas-rjzvheacgjdwlkkbesarmgmbve" Subject: Re: [9fans] Windows XP names Topicbox-Message-UUID: 90d95e8a-ead6-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --upas-rjzvheacgjdwlkkbesarmgmbve Content-Disposition: inline Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit you can still access these "special" file names by prefixing your path with \\?\ example: C:\>echo Test > "\\?\C:\AUX" C:\>dir "\\?\C:\AUX" Volume in drive \\?\C: is SYS Volume Serial Number is D48F-6BD6 Directory of \\?\C: 07.01.2011 00:19 7 AUX 1 File(s) 7 bytes 0 Dir(s) 0 bytes free C:\>type "\\?\C:\AUX" Test C:\> more info can be found under this url: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa365247(v=vs.85).aspx patch for drawterm should be trivial... -- cinap --upas-rjzvheacgjdwlkkbesarmgmbve Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <9fans-bounces@9fans.net> Delivered-To: GMX delivery to cinap_lenrek@gmx.de Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 05 Jan 2011 11:46:47 -0000 Received: from mail.9fans.net (EHLO mail.9fans.net) [67.207.142.3] by mx0.gmx.net (mx072) with SMTP; 05 Jan 2011 12:46:47 +0100 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=[67.207.142.3]) by mail.9fans.net with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from <9fans-bounces@9fans.net>) id 1PaRpL-0006EG-S6; Wed, 05 Jan 2011 11:46:51 +0000 Received: from shoe.bath.ac.uk ([138.38.32.81]) by mail.9fans.net with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from <9fans@mail2news.bath.ac.uk>) id 1PaRpJ-0006EB-Qh for 9fans@9fans.net; Wed, 05 Jan 2011 11:46:49 +0000 Received: from news by shoe.bath.ac.uk with local (envelope-from <9fans@mail2news.bath.ac.uk>) id 1PaRfi-0006Yj-2Z for 9fans@9fans.net; Wed, 05 Jan 2011 11:36:54 +0000 Received: from GATEWAY by bath.ac.uk with netnews for 9fans@9fans.net (9fans@9fans.net) To: 9fans@9fans.net Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2011 11:36:40 GMT From: Artem Novikov Message-ID: <1c29c6f7-f7f6-4977-a3c4-33b7075d0002@t35g2000yqj.googlegroups.com> Organization: http://groups.google.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Subject: [9fans] Windows XP names X-BeenThere: 9fans@9fans.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list Reply-To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> List-Id: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans.9fans.net> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: 9fans-bounces@9fans.net Errors-To: 9fans-bounces@9fans.net X-GMX-Antivirus: 0 (no virus found) X-GMX-Antispam: 0 (Mail was not recognized as spam); Detail=5D7Q89H36p5mOUCHqrP9iL/6eeEA7/vGXc8Az2zQ5lkNsVrprUw5ljr293uKsrVdFBp1i k5eF2TKdovp4qtfEvYkwJlTyCJPnhg0xAPWnM7rhY/+LZUrte1UAr5224vU33NgWA8bmceIWcEOY UsgKg==V1; Under WIndows XP I cannot copy these files sys\src\9\boot\aux.c sys\src\cmd\con\con.c =) and these directories sys\src\cmd\con\ sys\src\cmd\aux\ from Plan 9 source tree, because Windows don't allow anyone create directories or files with names "aux", "con". *LOL* --upas-rjzvheacgjdwlkkbesarmgmbve--