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> From: "Ben Key" <bkey1@tampabay.rr.com>
> Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2003 21:53:21 -0400
> 
> I did not know it was possible to have a new line character in a file
> name.  At least I do not think it is possible in DOS or MS Windows.  Is
> it possible to have a new line character in a file name in Gnu Linux /
> Unix?

It's true that Microsoft's filesystems don't allow newlines (and
quite a few other characters, like `*' and `>') in file anmes, but
Unix and GNU/Linux systems do allow them.