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Subject: Re: VFAT: Can't create file named 'aux.h'?
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It appears to simply be stored as "aux" under windows.  The filesystem 
itself has no reserved names.  The handling of AUX and CON and friends 
is just special case handling done at the win32 api level.

OGAWA Hirofumi wrote:
> Could you/anyone check what shortname is used for "AUX" if it is created
> in cmd.exe?
> 
> Windows may be storing it as shortname, because it seems to be using
> completely separated namespace for devices (I guessed from result of
> google).
> 
> Thanks.