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    # Source: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/19008614/find-files-with-illegal-windows-characters-in-the-name-on-linux
    # reserved characters for filename on windows: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa365247(v=vs.85).aspx

    find . -name '*[<>:/\\|?*]*'