On 09/01/2012 10:41 PM, Fernando Cassia wrote:
On Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 9:12 PM, John Wendel <jwendel10@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Actually, '?' is not "an invalid character" in a Linux filename. Only "/"
and the NULL character (0) are invalid in filenames.
Regards,
John
Well, it´d be akin to writing FAT with filenames that later can´t be
read from other OSs.
I mean... if you write on a foreign filesystem, it´d be nice to
enforce the restrictions of the OS where that filesystem originated.
One of the reasons people format drives with NTFS on Linux is
obviously for data interchange with
Windows machines...
At least a "strict compliance" mode should be offered, with the same
filename limtis as in windows and a "linux only" mode in any case
without ´em.
Just my $0.02 of course...
FC
That's actually a good idea! It would actually benefit both communities
if there was a standardization script let's say.....or an app that would
allow you to name things whatever you wanted to in Linux but then would
"translate" that into something that Windows could understand......but I
guess there's not really much of a demand for something like that since
either camp are set in their ways?...LoL!
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