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Re: POSIX semantics?
- To: Sergey Okhapkin <sos at prospect dot com dot ru>
- Subject: Re: POSIX semantics?
- From: Jason Zions <jazz at softway dot com>
- Date: Sat, 26 Jul 1997 09:23:45 -0600
- CC: "gnu-win32 at cygnus dot com" <gnu-win32 at cygnus dot com>, "'ghamer at cacd dot rockwell dot com'" <ghamer at cacd dot rockwell dot com>
- Organization: Softway Systems Inc.
- References: <01BC99AE.EE79A500@sos>
- Reply-To: jazz at softway dot com
> Even NT Posix
> subsystem does not allows case-sensitive directory names :-(
Incorrect. The NT POSIX subsystem, as shipped by MS, does allow the
creation of case-sensitive directory names, as does the OpenNT POSIX
subsystem. At least for local NTFS and FAT partitions; the SMB
redirectors have a nasty habit of being case-insensitive regardless of
what NT asks for.
Jason
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