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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Files tree
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On Fri, 12 Apr 2024 14:08:02 -0000 (UTC), vallor wrote:

> ... filenames can contain pretty much any character, including newlines.

Pathnames can contain any character except null.

Components of pathnames (file names, directory names) can contain any 
character except “/” (the path separator) and null.

So “/” in a pathname is used to split it into components: zero or more 
directory names, ending in a directory or file name.

In my file/directory names, if I feel the urge to have a “/” in the name, 
I use a “∕” instead.