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Characters a file name can use

If you are sharing a file between clients on different operating systems, you should use characters that are valid in both operating systems.

For example, if you use UNIX to create a file, do not use a colon (:) in the file name because the colon is not allowed in MS-DOS file names. Because restrictions on valid characters vary from one operating system to another, see the documentation for your client operating system for more information about prohibited characters.