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by marcosdumay 2786 days ago
AFAIK, Linux accepts any byte sequence. I never found one that couldn't be used.
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umanwizard 2785 days ago
0x2F and 0x00 are not allowed in Linux filenames.
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cesarb 2785 days ago
Also, filenames composed solely of 0x2E bytes and with length zero, one, or two have a special meaning and can't actually be used to name files.
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alkonaut 2785 days ago
Try using a proper front slash in a file name.
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