'Weird' File Name Rule

[Meerkat]

Maybe out of Batch Scripting, but why is that the question mark char (?) and colon (:) are not allowed to be included in a filename?

I know that other symbols not allowed are used in Batch (e.g. > is for redirection)...

Meerkat

[npocmaka_]

'?' is a wildcard (any single appearing symbol).As well as '*' . Have on mind that > and < are also wildcards.
':' indicates a drive and can be in a full file name only once (with the exception for the alternate data streams).

[foxidrive]

Have on mind that > and < are also wildcards.

They work as wildcards here and there, but they aren't officially recognised wildcards, true?

[Meerkat]

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Yeah, I know now. Thanks again!

Meerkat