From: "A. Sinan Unur" <sinan DOT unur AT cornell DOT edu>
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Subject: Re: Long to short filename converter
Date: Sun, 05 Oct 1997 09:00:13 -0400
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Jeff Taylor wrote:
> 
> Is there a long to short filename converter program available?  Id like
> to write a bash script that takes long file names and quietly converts
> them to short (8.3) filenames before passing them to a older program
> without LFN support.
> 
> Jeff

take a look at:

http://www.zdnet.com/pcmag/download/utils/ltos.htm
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