The following rules apply to Linux file and directory names:
File name length supports up to 255 characters.
You cannot use / as a file name; this is always the name of the root directory.
Linux is case sensitive; be aware of this when you are using capital or lower case letters.
Many characters are not allowed in file names because they have reserved meanings. These include / \ % ~ < > ( ) { } [ ] * ? “ ‘ $ ^ # @ | & ;
It’s best to choose letters (upper or lower case), numbers 0-9, or _ or . for file names. The – character is also fine.
Spaces are not allowed in names.
Try to create file names that mean something and can be recognized later.
You can have a directory and a file with the same name.
DeltaVision files have the extension “.dv”, OTF files are “.otf”, etc. Do not change or eliminate file name extensions.