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| " || Double Quotes || Encloses a name with spaces
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| * || Asterix || Wildcard, meaning any number of characters at all
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| + || Plus || Concatenation and joining things together
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| , || Comma || Separating values
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| / || Forward Slash || Allows parameters to be passed into the program
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| : || Colon || Double colon at the start of a line in DOS is a comment
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| ; || Semi-Colon || Used for separating variables in things like the PATH command
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| < || Less than || Less than
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| = || Equals || Comparison
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| > || Greater than || Greater than
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| ? || Question mark || Wildcard, for a single character only
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Linux decided for their basic folder structure to use the / instead of the \. This can make things rather confusing when swapping between Windows and Linux.
= Security =