Re: Cant' checkout repo under cygwin (Microsoft doesn't like filenames )

On 10/9/07, KM <info4km@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Yes - about the "aux" item - I also have inherited software from another
> group, with one file named "aux.h". If i use Tortoise on windows to get the
> tree, I experience the same thing.
>
> I basically avoid it. If anyone knows how to eliminate the error let me
> know (other than simply renaming the file of course).

I think "com" is another reserved "device" name.

Pretty sure MS has this documented somewhere in their KnowledgeBase or
TechNet. Closest I can find is
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/323161/en-us but I think those names
apply to directory & file names as well as SQLServer DB names.

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Received on Tue Oct 9 22:29:14 2007