Why can't I name a folder or file 'CON' in Windows?
Solution 1:
"con" is the name of a system I/O device, the console.
- con
- nul
And a couple others, I think.
In the old days it was common in DOS to create a file (and I still do this occasionally) with:
C:\>copy con foo.txt
I'm typing some text here.
^Z
1 file(s) copied.
C:\>
Solution 2:
CON is a reserved name in Windows. So are PRN, AUX, NUL, LPT1 and others.