Re^2: Regex hackery

$ uname -s
Darwin

$ touch test:file

$ ls test:file
test:file
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Yep, file names with colons are okay on macosx.

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Re^3: Regex hackery by ikegami (Patriarch) on Jun 13, 2009 at 20:40 UTC
I asked about the GUI. I don't expect it to be any different, but the OP specifically talked about desktops.	[reply]
Re^4: Regex hackery by Your Mother (Archbishop) on Jun 14, 2009 at 05:07 UTC
10.4 doesn't like it from the Finder. It rejects it: "The name 'blah:blah' cannot be used. Try using another name, with fewer characters or no punctuation marks."	[reply]