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Sender: nate AT cartsys DOT com
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Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 13:34:59 -0800
From: Nate Eldredge <nate AT cartsys DOT com>
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To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com, s-fery AT kkt DOT sote DOT hu, fery AT pons DOT sote DOT hu
Subject: Re: offtopic: ls and long file names, addendum
References: <Pine DOT LNX DOT 3 DOT 96 DOT 990315023757 DOT 17199C-100000 AT Pons DOT sote DOT hu>
Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com

Engard Ferenc wrote:
> 
> Sorry for the two mails, please cc the answer to the
> mailto:s-fery AT kkt DOT sote DOT hu address too! Thx.
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Sorry if it is rtfm, just a short question: I use the fileutils 3.12
> package, and it's `ls' doesn't display the long file name under win95,
> if I use it in msdos mode. (I can't use it in a window, as this hero
> small$ "op. system" can't handle properly my video card) :(  Any help?
> The bash works well...

DJGPP's long file name support is based on that in the Windows kernel. 
When in MS-DOS mode, this support is not available.  LFN's only work in
a DOS box.  Sorry.

I have heard of some LFN drivers for DOS; you might search the archives.
-- 

Nate Eldredge
nate AT cartsys DOT com

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