From e45cb4fc75cd59c8ebcabd80d40a4d28c8a861ac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: kapitainsky Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2023 11:00:14 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] docs: single character remote names in Windows Clarify how single character remote names are interpreted in Windows (as drive letters) See: https://forum.rclone.org/t/issue-with-single-character-configuration-on-windows-with-rclone/ --- docs/content/docs.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/content/docs.md b/docs/content/docs.md index a520424e0..942c6eac9 100644 --- a/docs/content/docs.md +++ b/docs/content/docs.md @@ -351,6 +351,10 @@ possible to write in all of them. This is mostly a problem on Windows, where the console traditionally uses a non-Unicode character set - defined by the so-called "code page". +Do not use single character names on Windows as it creates ambiguity with Windows +drives' names, e.g.: remote called `C` is indistinguishable from `C` drive. Rclone +will always assume that single letter name refers to a drive. + Quoting and the shell ---------------------