Can you create folder?

[Peccavi]

Hi,

I don't know may be this is old information but I have recently got an email from my friend claims that I can never create a folder naming "con", "nul" or "prn"  and he is right.

Can anyone explain why?
He says even Microsoft team and Gates cannot

ps:for Microsoft users  

[GX1_Man]

For the same reason you cannot create a filename with the characters /, \,  *, &, ", :, ], < or >

Because Microsoft says so, and it is their OS. It's hard coded that way.

[2k_dummy]

For the same reason you cannot create a filename with the characters /, \,  *, &, ", :, ], < or >

Because Microsoft says so, and it is their OS. It's hard coded that way.

Actually, there is another reason. Those all represent devices to the OS. It is hard coded to prevent confusion about whether the OS is dealing with a file, directory, or device.

[Peccavi]

Actually, there is another reason. Those all represent devices to the OS. It is hard coded to prevent confusion about whether the OS is dealing with a file, directory, or device.

That seems resonable