Re: [PATCH] fat: kill reserved names

[OGAWA Hirofumi]

"Paul Rolland" <rol@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
> (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
>
> D:\>mkdir LPT1
> The directory name is invalid.
>
> Windows doesn't want these !!!

I was thinking so too, however, it can actually do.
On Windows, you should

	echo > \\?\d:\LPT1

See http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?t=114289107300003&r=1&w=2
-- 
OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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