Re: command line completion bug when filename starts with "["

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Also...

Reserved Names (reserved device names)

[[Do not use the following reserved device names for the name of a file:
CON, PRN, AUX, NUL, COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4, COM5, COM6, COM7, COM8, COM9,
LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, LPT4, LPT5, LPT6, LPT7, LPT8, and LPT9. Also avoid these
names followed by an extension, for example, NUL.tx7.

Windows NT: CLOCK$ is also a reserved device name. ]]
from...
Naming a File
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/fileio/fs/naming_a_file.asp


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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:DE6E3BD2-FB1A-4E99-9DEE-E70C21F79479@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Calin Iaru <CalinIaru@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
Thanks, it's interesting. What about "con", why can't I create a directory
called "con" as in
md con
?

Best regards,
Calin


"Wesley Vogel" wrote:

File and directory name completion correctly processes file names that
contain white space or special characters if you place quotation marks
around the matching path.

The following special characters require quotation marks: & < > [ ] { }
^ = ; ! ' + , ` ~ [white space]

Paste the following line into the Start | Run box and click OK...

hh ntcmds.chm::/Cmd.htm

or see..

Cmd

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/cmd.mspx

just above the formatting legend.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:1DF40A12-E377-4A8F-ADE4-99A3630D82AE@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Calin Iaru <CalinIaru@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
Hi all,

- create a file named [a].txt
- open command prompt
- goto the directory where [a].txt resides
- type "[" character and use autocompletion to have expanded the
rest of the name
Instead of completing to [a].txt, it will expand to ["[a].txt"

Best regards,
Calin

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