2006-11-01 02:22:23 · 6 answers · asked by muthu r 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
CON stands for Console (keyboard). It's a legacy from old MS-DOS.
You will not be able to create a folder named PRN either. It stands for Printer.
In MS-DOS command prompt you can actually create a file like this:
c:\>copy con a.txt
Hello CON and PRN
Ctrl+Z
You can also print the file like this:
c:\>type a.txt > PRN
cool isn't it? BTW the ">" is the redirect operator.
Cheers!
2006-11-01 02:37:05 · answer #1 · answered by Sorin Negulescu 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thx guruji9x and Sorin. I just forgot the meaning of "con" while answering one such question previously. but I knew it's a device. and really, I didn't know it's questioned 96 times earlier!
2006-11-01 03:11:37 · answer #2 · answered by ri_ma_bo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
con is a name used internally by the computer (full meaning for con=console and means the keyboard).. certain names like them are not permitted to be used externally.. hence..
2006-11-01 02:25:22 · answer #3 · answered by guruji9x 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When will people learn to search for old answers before asking the same old trivia over and over again?!
For example:
http://answers.yahoo.com/search/search_result;_ylt=AvO8DcI5.IP6nUSp2jr37ZXpy6IX?p=folder+named+con
Rawlyn.
2006-11-01 02:57:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because it barred in the programme in windows.
2006-11-01 02:24:50 · answer #5 · answered by apurba s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh my god how weird is this.
2006-11-01 02:34:23 · answer #6 · answered by Leosphere 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋