'/' and '\0' characters in a filename

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In a strictly confirming shell, it's not possible to have the characters '/' and '\0' in the file name.

Under what circumstances we would able to get '/' in a file name?

If we are somehow given a file name with '/' in its name, what we need to do to get rid of them?

Please help. ~~very urgent~~

Thanks in advance

Posted 23-Nov-12 0:32am

srmohanr

Updated 23-Nov-12 5:50am

Richard MacCutchan

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Andy411 23-Nov-12 8:22am

I deleted my solution, because it was not the correct answer to your question.
Where did you get the filename from? I mean, are you sure that the string before the / is not a part of the directory?

srmohanr 23-Nov-12 8:24am

Yeah, it's not a directory. And I forgot the path where I saw. Others wise it will be more clear.

Richard MacCutchan 23-Nov-12 11:49am

This is not urgent, it is just more of your homework. Same advice as before: go and read your study guides.

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Snk Tay · Answer 1 · 2012-11-23T04:42:00

I am not sure but i think the '/' to open a file when it is in a folder!!

So if you have a folder named DATA and you want to open a file from that folder
You can do it like that in c++:

C++

ifstream openfile;

//...............
//Open the file which is in the folder DATA
openfile.open("DATA/filename");

//............
//Close the file
openfile.close();

CPallini · Answer 2 · 2012-11-24T03:18:00

Solution 3

You may find a good explanation here: "Filenames and Pathnames in Shell: How to do it correctly"[^].

Posted 24-Nov-12 3:18am

CPallini