Thursday 29 October 2015

Why We Can't Create Con Folder in Windows?

A Reason behind Why We Can’t Create Specific Folders in Windows
Most of us are aware, we can't create a folder with name "Con" in windows and all most many of us don't know the reason. 
Well I tell you the reason and list of keywords which we can't use in windows to create folders or file.
Reason: 
We cannot create folder with con, aux, nul because these are reserved keywords used by DOS. So if we were allowed to create such folders than there will be an ambiguity, in where to write data when the data is supposed to; go to the specified devices.

Keywords and Their corresponding Functions:

Reserved Keywords
Function
CON
Keyboard and Display
PRN
System list device, usually a parallel port
AUX
Auxiliary Device, usually a serial port
NUL
Bit-Bucket Device
A:-Z:
Drive Letter
COM1
First Serial communications port
COM2
Second Serial communications port
COM3
Third Serial communications port
COM4
Fourth Serial communications port
LPT1
First Parallel printer port
LPT2
second Parallel printer port
LPT3
Third Parallel printer port

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