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RE: SVN and PRN and CON files on Windows platform

From: Andreas Tscharner <Andreas.Tscharner_at_metromec.ch>
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2012 08:17:59 +0000

[snip]
> It's not a bug in Subversion; it's a "feature" (or at least a
> reality that's unlikely to change) of the Windows operating
> system. On Windows, you may not create a file whose name is
> "PRN", with any extension.

It would be a great benefit for the user if SVN warns about that fact during "svn add"...

Best regards
        Andreas

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Andreas Tscharner                      <andreas.tscharner_at_metromec.ch>
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