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From: ranjit@zelazny.cis.upenn.edu (Ranjit Bhatnagar)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: ":" in file names
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Date: 4 May 89 04:38:59 GMT
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>> How can one copy or rename a file that has a ":" or more in the file
>> name?  I tried putting the name in double quotes, but I still get
>> a requester to mount a volume.

Specify the complete pathname, like this:

  rename workbench:files/things/oops:mistake as workbench:files/things/oops

Only the first : counts, so the 2nd will be accepted.

	- ranjit


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