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title: "Comment by Sai Ansul on \"Why You Can't Name a File 'CON' in Windows?\" | Hashnode"
description: "Wow, never knew this thing!"
url: "https://hashnode.com/posts/why-you-cant-name-a-file-con-in-windows/60d435a099fab47c98b63985/comment/60d44e0e5ed303057ace8ebc"
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[Discussion](https://hashnode.com/posts/why-you-cant-name-a-file-con-in-windows/60d435a099fab47c98b63985)

Comment [Why You Can't Name a File 'CON' in Windows?](https://hashnode.com/posts/why-you-cant-name-a-file-con-in-windows/60d435a099fab47c98b63985)

[Sai Ansul](https://hashnode.com/@SaiAnsul)

[Jun 24, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/why-you-cant-name-a-file-con-in-windows/60d435a099fab47c98b63985/comment/60d44e0e5ed303057ace8ebc)

Wow, never knew this thing!

[Apoorv Tyagi](https://hashnode.com/@apoorvtyagi)

[Jun 24, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/why-you-cant-name-a-file-con-in-windows/60d435a099fab47c98b63985/comment/60d44e0e5ed303057ace8ebc#reply-60d4555d12f77505a833b913)

Thank you [Sai Ansul](https://hashnode.com/@SaiAnsul). I am happy to know you learned something new 😊

[Eleftheria Batsou](https://hashnode.com/@eleftheriabatsou)

[Jun 24, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/why-you-cant-name-a-file-con-in-windows/60d435a099fab47c98b63985/comment/60d44e0e5ed303057ace8ebc#reply-60d45ab45ed303057ace90be)

Yeah, I also didn't know that. I tested it, and indeed I couldn't make a file with these names!

Incredible. Thanks [Apoorv Tyagi](https://hashnode.com/@apoorvtyagi)

[Apoorv Tyagi](https://hashnode.com/@apoorvtyagi)

[Jun 24, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/why-you-cant-name-a-file-con-in-windows/60d435a099fab47c98b63985/comment/60d44e0e5ed303057ace8ebc#reply-60d469fa12f77505a833bb99)

You're welcome [Eleftheria Batsou](https://hashnode.com/@eleftheriabatsou). Glad you liked it.