2026-04-05 15:37 UTC
@jak2k traditionally, any byte besides '\0' and '/'. This has widely been regarded as a bad idea, but here we are.
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@rl_dane@polymaths.social 2026-04-05 16:37
@stylus @jak2k #UNIX: THE FREEDOM TO BREAK SHIZ.
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@steeph@queerchen.de 2026-04-05 16:43
@stylus @jak2k "This had made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
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@rrwo@infosec.exchange 2026-04-11 16:59
@stylus @jak2k Filenames with pipes can be a source of amusement.
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@riley@toot.cat 2026-04-27 09:52
@stylus \xFF is prohibited in macOS filenames. Pop quiz: why? Spoiler: / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ As a hint, so is \xC0. @jak2k