From: papresco@technologist.com (Paul Prescod) Subject: Re: POSIX semantics? 26 Jul 1997 13:56:32 -0700 Approved: cygnus.gnu-win32@cygnus.com Distribution: cygnus Message-ID: <33DA5D40.181B9C53.cygnus.gnu-win32@technologist.com> References: <01BC99AE.EE79A500@sos> <33DA1681.3330@softway.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.01 [en] (Win95; U) Original-To: "gnu-win32@cygnus.com" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Original-Sender: owner-gnu-win32@cygnus.com Jason Zions wrote: > > > 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. Does that mean that in the POSIX subsystem I can create files name Foo, FOO and foo in the same directory? Paul Prescod - For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "gnu-win32-request@cygnus.com" with one line of text: "help".