β² 614 βΌ Remember: GNU/Linux and other UNIX systems can make files that are case-sensitive, Windows can't make files that are case-sensitive (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by LuuTuyen@lemmy.world to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world 239 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[β] mrvictory1@lemmy.world 54 points 2 years ago (5 children) Windows and NTFS support case sensitive filenames. The functionality is disabled for compatibility reasons. permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [β] Gork@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) I remember the good old days of Windows MS-DOS where they had an 8 character filename limit lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) 8.3, actually! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] mvirts@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Gotta go count my files again... oh yeah it's PROJE~14.BAS permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) haha that was so infuriating. if their intent was to bastardize the filename horribly to make it noticeable that you defied the DOS limitation, they certainly succeeded. Yuck, totally forgot about the ~1 thing! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] 9point6@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Funnily enough you can have up to 65536 files in a directory in FAT, so you could technically end up with PR~65536.BAS permalink fedilink source parent [β] GenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 2 years ago Same on macOS. Apple has "case-sensitive HFS+" as an option for UNIX compatibility (or at least they used to) but actually running a system on it is a bad idea in general. permalink fedilink source parent [β] Kushan@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) And you can enable it: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/case-sensitivity permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] austinfloyd@ttrpg.network 2 points 2 years ago I actually really like that fsutil case sensitivity can be set on a folder by folder basis so that I can have a safe space to deal with Linux files. permalink fedilink source parent [β] mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) What happens if i put case sensitive files into an ntfs pendrive and plugged into windows? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] mrvictory1@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Windows sees both files permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Can it rename it then? What happens if cd into a folder from cmd with same name? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] mrvictory1@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago Windows gets confused, I don't remember what exactly happens. permalink fedilink source parent [β] Phen@lemmy.eco.br 2 points 2 years ago You can create files with the same name differing only by case through WSL. I've had issues with it before. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Gork@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) I remember the good old days of Windows MS-DOS where they had an 8 character filename limit lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) 8.3, actually! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] mvirts@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Gotta go count my files again... oh yeah it's PROJE~14.BAS permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) haha that was so infuriating. if their intent was to bastardize the filename horribly to make it noticeable that you defied the DOS limitation, they certainly succeeded. Yuck, totally forgot about the ~1 thing! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] 9point6@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Funnily enough you can have up to 65536 files in a directory in FAT, so you could technically end up with PR~65536.BAS permalink fedilink source parent
[β] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) 8.3, actually! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] mvirts@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Gotta go count my files again... oh yeah it's PROJE~14.BAS permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) haha that was so infuriating. if their intent was to bastardize the filename horribly to make it noticeable that you defied the DOS limitation, they certainly succeeded. Yuck, totally forgot about the ~1 thing! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] 9point6@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Funnily enough you can have up to 65536 files in a directory in FAT, so you could technically end up with PR~65536.BAS permalink fedilink source parent
[β] mvirts@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Gotta go count my files again... oh yeah it's PROJE~14.BAS permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) haha that was so infuriating. if their intent was to bastardize the filename horribly to make it noticeable that you defied the DOS limitation, they certainly succeeded. Yuck, totally forgot about the ~1 thing! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] 9point6@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Funnily enough you can have up to 65536 files in a directory in FAT, so you could technically end up with PR~65536.BAS permalink fedilink source parent
[β] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) haha that was so infuriating. if their intent was to bastardize the filename horribly to make it noticeable that you defied the DOS limitation, they certainly succeeded. Yuck, totally forgot about the ~1 thing! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] 9point6@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Funnily enough you can have up to 65536 files in a directory in FAT, so you could technically end up with PR~65536.BAS permalink fedilink source parent
[β] 9point6@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Funnily enough you can have up to 65536 files in a directory in FAT, so you could technically end up with PR~65536.BAS permalink fedilink source parent
[β] GenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 2 years ago Same on macOS. Apple has "case-sensitive HFS+" as an option for UNIX compatibility (or at least they used to) but actually running a system on it is a bad idea in general. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Kushan@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) And you can enable it: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/case-sensitivity permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] austinfloyd@ttrpg.network 2 points 2 years ago I actually really like that fsutil case sensitivity can be set on a folder by folder basis so that I can have a safe space to deal with Linux files. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] austinfloyd@ttrpg.network 2 points 2 years ago I actually really like that fsutil case sensitivity can be set on a folder by folder basis so that I can have a safe space to deal with Linux files. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) What happens if i put case sensitive files into an ntfs pendrive and plugged into windows? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] mrvictory1@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Windows sees both files permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Can it rename it then? What happens if cd into a folder from cmd with same name? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] mrvictory1@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago Windows gets confused, I don't remember what exactly happens. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] mrvictory1@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Windows sees both files permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Can it rename it then? What happens if cd into a folder from cmd with same name? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] mrvictory1@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago Windows gets confused, I don't remember what exactly happens. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Can it rename it then? What happens if cd into a folder from cmd with same name? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] mrvictory1@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago Windows gets confused, I don't remember what exactly happens. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] mrvictory1@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago Windows gets confused, I don't remember what exactly happens. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Phen@lemmy.eco.br 2 points 2 years ago You can create files with the same name differing only by case through WSL. I've had issues with it before. permalink fedilink source parent
