On Fri, 28 Nov 2025 12:50:59 -0800 Ron via linux <linux [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org> wrote: > Today I learned that "*" is *not* a restricted character in file > names. There are only *two* characters that cannot appear in a filename: "/" because it separates path components, and "\0" (nul) because it's used as a string terminator in C. Anything else is allowed. Regards, Dianne. To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscribe [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org To get help send a blank message to linux+help [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org