Migration: Characters to Avoid
When performing a migration using Cognitive Suite, naming conventions are important for all files and folders.
Depending on the destination repository, there are special characters that may not be supported by the destination repository. The following characters should generally be avoided and removed from all file names and folder names prior to running a migration:
SYMBOL | CHARACTER |
|---|---|
# | pound |
% | percent |
& | ampersand |
{ | left curly bracket |
} | right curly bracket |
\ | back slash |
< | left angle bracket |
> | right angle bracket |
* | asterisk |
? | question mark |
/ | forward slash |
  (HTML) | blank space |
$ | dollar sign |
! | exclamation point |
' | single quotes |
" | double quotes |
: | colon |
@ | at sign |
+ | plus sign |
` | backtick |
| | pipe |
= | equal sign |