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Yes and no. In Linux you can use an Unicode that looks like slash. Candidates are U+2044, U+2215, U+29F8, U+FF0F, and U+2571. However similar trick probably wo
by p2t2p 8y ago
Yes and no. In Linux you can use an Unicode that looks like slash. Candidates are U+2044, U+2215, U+29F8, U+FF0F, and U+2571.
However similar trick probably would work in Windows as well. Does anybody care to try? :)
- jarfil 8y agoUnicode tricks work on Windows too, it's just the exact \ / etc. characters that are reserved.
- p2t2p 8y agoAlso, I've just tried and on Mac OS I can create a folder with "/" in the name no problem.
- justinsaccount 8y agoThe path separator on HFS is :, not /
- p2t2p 8y agoo_O TIL.
- gpvos 8y agoA comment elsewhere on this page claims that COM² and COM³ are also forbidden in Windows, due to Unicode mapping...