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Old 04-08-2014
Using touch to create a file

I have noticed that the following command works

Code:
touch subtext_geopdf_to_.x

However this one does not

Code:
touch subtext_/geopdf/_to_/.x

How can I create such a file without making it think I supplied a path?
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Old 04-08-2014
One character that cannot be part of a filename is '/' (slash)....
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Old 04-08-2014
Got it
 
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