Not only CON, we cannot create any of these-
CON, PRN, AUX, CLOCK$, NUL, COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4, COM5, COM6, COM7,
COM8, COM9, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, LPT4, LPT5, LPT6, LPT7, LPT8, LPT9 and
more..
The reason is that con,
prn, lpt1.. lpt9, etc are underlying devices from the time dos was
written. So if u r allowed to create such folders, there will be an
ambiguity in where to write data when the data is supposed to go to the
specified devices. In other words, if i want to print something,
internally what windows does is -- it will write the data to the folder
prn (virtually u can call it a folder, i mean prn, con, etc are virtual
folders in device level). So if we are able to create con folder,
windows will get confused where to write the data, to virtual con folder
or real one.
So Now, Try this...
Open the Command prompt by
Start -> Run and typing cmd
Code:-
C:\> md \\.\c:\con
Now, Open My Computer and browse through the path where you created CON
folder... Surprising.. ?? Yeah.. you have created it successfully
Now, try to delete the folder from My computer
OOPS!!! You cant delete it...
Now, try this in command prompt console
Code:-
C:\> rd \\.\c:\con
Yeah!! You did it...
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