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diff --git a/cmd/podman/parse/parse.go b/cmd/podman/parse/parse.go
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+//go:build !windows
+// +build !windows
+
+package parse
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// ValidateFileName returns an error if filename contains ":"
+// as it is currently not supported
+func ValidateFileName(filename string) error {
+	if strings.Contains(filename, ":") {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid filename (should not contain ':') %q", filename)
+	}
+	return nil
+}