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How do alt+255 works

Anonymous
2014-05-12T03:13:35+00:00

In case of renaming a folder to con, aux etc many suggested to do the action alt + 255 and then the name 'con'

It works , I agree.

Now my question is how do alt +255 works there ?

What kind of function it actually is ?

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-05-12T04:01:18+00:00

    Now my question is how do alt +255 works there ?

    What kind of function it actually is ?

    Just thought sharing this.. All the keyboard key are having an equivalent value of ASCII. (For example how a computer will identify  letter O and number 0? Just because they are converted to respected unique ascii values)

    you can't rename anything using a null/blank value using direct key board input but using ascii value you can. Computer will listen to direct ASCII commands rather using just keyboard.. Alt+255 is the direct command/input to the computer to use ASCII equivalent that is the equivalent value of blank Non-breaking space or no-break space). 

    With Alt key you can use most of the symbols that you cant use using normal way.. 

    http://www.asciitable.com/

    and also regarding con file I got an email from my old archive and thought sharing it with you..

    Hope this helps.. Good luck..

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-05-12T04:37:40+00:00

    REAL Hidden Directories

    DOS Trick by kM & mR.dISCO

    http://www.angelfire.com/mi/thegroup/dostrick.txt

    Alt Codes

    http://www.alt-codes.net/

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