I created a folder called con in UNIX environment and ftp ed to windows box now am not able to delete it wat do i do

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Device names such as COM1, CON or LPT1 are reserved words, ... Users cannot create files and folders whose names are reserved words like DOS device names. ..

you shoul know yeer.......
don't ask such foolish question, boka chele

aux also acts in this case

still if u want to create CON as file or folder to impreess ur friend den u can create it by appending ascii 255 charector to the CON ..

the steps given does not work can someone elaborate!!!!

Hey it works by creating in DOS but how to delete the the bloody folder its not get deleting from the command prompt

Please help

Bcz Con is used by windows which consists of Console files

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bcuz CON in DOS stands for blank spaces i.e., like ' '
so we cant name a folder as blank spaces that is only the reason that we cant name con in a folder...
regards dilip sastry.
syntel ltd,pune

bCoz its a internal command stored as Copy Con.

VISHAL KAUSHIK
wwww.epapersoftware.com

well, you cannot create a PRN folder,file either!
That sh*t is because Windows keeps backward compatibility with MS-DOS,
in which CON, PRN and who knows what others "reserved names" are related to devices.... and btw, it doesn't work for files.... try con.txt,con.htm, con.etc .... it doesn't work.... try it with prn, Prn, PRn, windows is case insensitive

These are special file names used to designate common device names such as
COM1, COM2, printer port etc etc….

Following is about file naming you would like to read about

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa365247.aspx

I believe there is actually a round-about way in which you can create
these files also. I don’t remember on the top of my head but I’ll try
to search and get back to you.

there are two ways to open 'DOS' window
>command
>cmd

command is an old/backward DOS compatible
cmd is windows 32 bit one

'dummy' command will let you create con folder, cmd will NOT

hi ,
well, i still have 2 years to graduate in the software engineering program and i read the comment u wrote regarding the creation of this folder "con"
It`s not a surprise that this is happening, in fact, windows has hidden and inaccessible folders of different names ( of which one is called "con")
and thus, users are unable to name a folder by "con" since windows already used the name.

for more info here`s my mail : julien_b4@hotmail.com

ya now i m able to create CON folder with the mentioned command. thanks a lot.

You can create con, lpt1, lpt2... lpt9, com1, com2 ... com9 folders

by:

go to run->
type
command.com

md .\con\\ -> for creating a folder named con
md .\lpt1\\
etc.

to remove

rd .\con\\
rd .\lpt1\\

hi,
we can make use of bat files which will let u create any folder, with out any confusion..n another advantage is, we can check the operations using few commands.... i think it is the best what to do with out headache, any where in ur sys.....

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bye

I skimmed through all the comments (some of em may hav got missed) but got neither a question nor an answer about why such folders with names like CON can't directly be made on the desktop. I am an Engg student and when a friend of mine told me abt that, it was one question, that had caught hold of mind. No answers anywhere! Can i get one, plz???

If you really want to create this CON folder do one thing !!

СON

Copy the above con and paste it while renaming your folder !!

hello all its create con folder
the directory is create with only commands and copy any files in folders it can't accept only using copy commands to copy the files into con folder

md\\.\c:\\con this command create con folder

rd\\.\c:\\con this command delete con folder

Another and way to create Con folder is to enter C letter in any non-European language (I tried with Russian) :)))

"CON" was Bill Gates' childhood nickname. everybody called him such..so he made everything that in his system there were no such files and folders.

Can you create a folder named "con" in windows?? Also try to create a folder named "nul" you won't be able to. If you are not tired, also try creating folder named “prn“. I hope you could create, oh you could not??? Yes, there is a reason.

This is because “nul”, “prn” and “con” are “special” files in Windows System that are used in maintaining the internal directory structure in the FAT (File Allocation Table).

You can create a folder named CON or LPT or COM by a simple way.
Right click and do create folder process. While naming the folder, type 'CON' and type c55 in the numpad holding the alt button.
EX 'CON' + (hold atl + '255').

Vinod Barge.

creearting folder name like 1/2

Dear Kerneltrap reader, viewer, surffer

these words are -- CON, NUL, COM1, COM2, COM3, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3,COM1 to COM9 and LPT1 to LPT9.... in build word for the ms-dos prompt functions, please study ms-dos 3 to 5 version you will know why these are not created directly.

The CON is mainly used for the file creations of several types of application....

that is u can create text file, word document files, power point presentation, or any files types you want to create..

1---> example: notepad txt

at dos prompt level

type

c:\ copy con sample.txt----- then press enter and add any text
hello world
hello world
then press ctrl+z to save these file
the sample.txt is created and can be opened via notepad

2---> example: word document doc

at dos prompt level

type

c:\ copy con sample.doc----- then press enter and add any text
hello world
hello world
then press ctrl+z to save these file
the sample.doc is created and can be opened via word document

3---> example:

at dos prompt level

type

c:\ copy con sample.ppt----- then press enter and add any text
hello world
hello world
then press ctrl+z to save these file
the sample.ppt is created and can be opened via power point presentation

and other word like LPT, LPT1... these are port for printer usage
and COM is used for Internet or Intranet usage

it s because con is a device
try
copy somefile.txt con

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and also for delete.
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thanks for idea

The same is with 'aux'.
On older Windowses, Windows stored console data in C:\con and something similar in C:\aux. But the problem was, that there were some kind of multiple folders named the same way (they all where totally invisible), so typing C:\con or C:\aux caused an error, but typing C:\con\con or C:\aux\aux caused a bluescreen. Microsoft fixed this, but in the earlier Windowses it might still be there. So if you want to prank someonee, do one of these:
1)put any of those adresses in a batch file and add it to autostart.
2)set one of them as IE homepage

create a new folder on desktop ,
rename it by pressing Alt+0160
d folder shows nothing there but don't click anywhere
just type simply con or prn or what else u want
its done
n moreover u can delete d one simply as usual

any clarifications regrading are welcome