On Tue, Dec 21, 2004 at 05:57:35PM +0100, Bob Alexander wrote: > Paul E Condon wrote: > >mkdir c: > > > >also works for me. Some console messages are a bit tricky to interpret, > >but directory is named as you wish without any quoting. > > > Paul, > the problem was that I tried creating the c: file on a FAT32 filesystem. > On ext2/3 etc it works fine. >
The fact that mkdir c: works for ext3 (which is what I have) and not for fat32 leads me to believe that there is a rule against colon in file name that is part of the fat32 standard and is being enforced by the fat32 implementation. I am not optimistic about you finding what you are looking for, but I wish you luck. -- Paul E Condon [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
