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From: Alexis <flexibeast@gmail.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.shell
Subject: Re: Default PATH setting - reduce to something more sensible?
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 15:48:21 +1100
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Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> writes:

> On Sun, 26 Jan 2025 14:49:16 +0100, Janis Papanagnou wrote:
>
>> To my best knowledge using '/' as part of a file or directory name is
>> (as the '\0') prohibited by the operating system at a very low level.
>
> But you can use “∕” in a file/directory name.

Not in a POSIX-conforming way:

> 3.146 Filename
> A sequence of bytes consisting of 1 to {NAME_MAX} bytes used to name a
> file. The bytes composing the name shall not contain the <NUL> or
> <slash> characters.
- https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9799919799/basedefs/V1_chap03.html#tag_03_146


Alexis.