Name folder with "con"

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Con is the name of the file that for writing is the screen and for reading is the keyboard.

Type

copy con file.txt

<type some crap>

Ctrl + Z

You just copied the keyboard to a file.
 
R&D said:
I cannot name a folder with "con". Is this a Windows bug?
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No, it's not a bug. "Con" is a reserved device name that refers to the
computer terminal, or monitor.


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Pegasus said:
"CON" is a reserved Windows name, same as LPT or aux.
Choose a different name!
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And just to add, this restriction goes back to the earliest days of DOS.
 

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