[xubuntu-users] Why can't I copy tese files?

[mikeossur at altoonawa.org]

Just a suggestion.  Have you tried to determine if this is the issue or 
are you going to assume it is not.  If so, I am not sure what your 
problem is, because I don't
know your system.

Good luck.

On 03/01/2013 05:01 PM, Dave wrote:
> On 01/03/13 12:25, Marc Coevoet wrote:
>>
>> The files index.html?...;...  pose a problem.  Why?
>>
>> Of course, a cp  should copy ...
>>
>> I get these errors:
>> cp: cannot create regular file
>> `/media/marc/maxtor/marc2013/openlayers/dev.openlayers.org/releases/OpenLayers-1.0/doc/index.html?C=D;O=A':
>> Invalid argument
>> cp: cannot create regular file
>> `/media/marc/maxtor/marc2013/openlayers/dev.openlayers.org/releases/OpenLayers-1.0/doc/index.html?C=N;O=D':
>> Invalid argument
>> cp: cannot create regular file
>> `/media/marc/maxtor/marc2013/openlayers/dev.openlayers.org/releases/OpenLayers-1.0/doc/index.html?C=M;O=A':
>> Invalid argument
>> cp: cannot create regular file
>> `/media/marc/maxtor/marc2013/openlayers/dev.openlayers.org/releases/OpenLayers-1.0/doc/index.html?C=S;O=A':
>> Invalid argument
>>
>>
>> Did some "free/commercial" developer screw up the cp command?
>>
>> Marc
> Hi Marc,
> I think ? = : are illegal file name characters. I suggest renaming the
> index.html file replacing these with underscores e.g. index_C_D_O_A.html
>
> regards
>
> Dave
>