Luu Tuyen to linuxmemes@lemmy.world • 7 months agoRemember: GNU/Linux and other UNIX systems can make files that are case-sensitive, Windows can't make files that are case-sensitivelemmy.worldimagemessage-square208fedilinkarrow-up1685arrow-down10
arrow-up1685arrow-down1imageRemember: GNU/Linux and other UNIX systems can make files that are case-sensitive, Windows can't make files that are case-sensitivelemmy.worldLuu Tuyen to linuxmemes@lemmy.world • 7 months agomessage-square208fedilink
minus-square@mrvictory1@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink55•7 months agoWindows and NTFS support case sensitive filenames. The functionality is disabled for compatibility reasons.
minus-square@Gork@lemm.eelinkfedilink10•7 months agoI remember the good old days of Windows MS-DOS where they had an 8 character filename limit lol
minus-square@mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglish4•7 months agoWhat happens if i put case sensitive files into an ntfs pendrive and plugged into windows?
minus-square@mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-27 months agoCan it rename it then? What happens if cd into a folder from cmd with same name?
minus-square@mrvictory1@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink0•7 months agoWindows gets confused, I don’t remember what exactly happens.
minus-squareKushanlinkfedilinkEnglish4•7 months agoAnd you can enable it: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/case-sensitivity
minus-squarefakeaustinfloydlinkfedilink2•7 months agoI 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.
minus-square@Phen@lemmy.eco.brlinkfedilink2•7 months agoYou can create files with the same name differing only by case through WSL. I’ve had issues with it before.
Windows and NTFS support case sensitive filenames. The functionality is disabled for compatibility reasons.
I remember the good old days of Windows MS-DOS where they had an 8 character filename limit lol
What happens if i put case sensitive files into an ntfs pendrive and plugged into windows?
Windows sees both files
Can it rename it then? What happens if cd into a folder from cmd with same name?
Windows gets confused, I don’t remember what exactly happens.
And you can enable it: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/case-sensitivity
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.
You can create files with the same name differing only by case through WSL. I’ve had issues with it before.