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On Mon, 09 Nov 2015 18:52:28 -0700
GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> wrote:

> On 11/09/15 13:46, Peter K=C3=B6hlmann wrote:
> > GreyCloud wrote:
> > =20
> >> On 11/09/15 11:05, Fabian Russell wrote: =20
> >>> On Mon, 09 Nov 2015 06:13:54 -0500, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
> >>> =20
> >>>>
> >>>> What cracks me up is typical Microsoft thinking.  Why "Program
> >>>> Files" rather
> >>>> than just "Programs"?  Why bloat up the filename when some of
> >>>> the config GUIs (e.g. environment variable GUI) are tiny
> >>>> portholes that can't even display a whole UNIX-style path?
> >>>> =20
> >>>
> >>> As I mentioned, spaces in filenames will choke ANY command parser
> >>> (unless quoted or escaped). =20
> >>
> >> But not on OS X.  More FUD on your part, troll.
> >>
> >> LOL!!! =20
> >
> > Idiot. They will need special attention on OSX as on every other OS
> > =20
>=20
> You are the only idiot, along with Fabian, that doesn't know shit
> about the cli parser.  On OS X it does work, in case you haven't
> noticed, Koldtard.
>=20
> >>>
> >>> Internally, Microsoft still uses the former 8.3 filename notation
> >>> because nothing else will work.  The more "liberal" file naming
> >>> convention is just a cosmetic cover.
> >>> =20
> >> More FUD. =20
> >
> > Pray tell, why is the "short filename" still generated by windows?
> > Might it be because there are *lots* of programs which can't handle
> > anything else?=20
> They aren't, Mr. Clueless.
>=20
>=20

FAT32 uses short file names, while longer name is just description as I
remember...
Yes, that depends on fs..