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| From | owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.advocacy |
| Subject | Re: NTFS is case-sensitive |
| Date | 2015-03-28 17:15 +0000 |
| Organization | ok by me, so long as it doesn't get out of hand |
| Message-ID | <hgheu0.paf3@rooftop.invalid> (permalink) |
| References | <bvh893r.a30rp@rooftop.invalid> <mf6n1h$i4p$3@dont-email.me> |
DFS <nospam@dfs.com> wrote: > On 3/27/2015 6:46 PM, owl wrote: >> NTFS is not "case-insensitive, case-preserving" as has been crowed about >> here forever.I recently was fooling around and found that I could >> mount NTFS under linux and create files with names that differed >> only in case. Even windows explorer would still show those files >> in a listing. >> So I decided to do a little digging, and this pops up: >> >> http://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/100625 >> <quote> >> Filenames are Case Sensitive on NTFS Volumes >> >> Collapse imageSUMMARY >> As part of the requirements for POSIX compliance, the Windows NT File >> System (NTFS) provides a case-sensitive file and directory naming >> convention. Even though NTFS and the POSIX subsystem each handle >> case-sensitivity well, 16-bit Windows-based, MS-DOS-based, OS/2-based, >> and Win32-based applications do not. >> Collapse imageMORE INFORMATION >> In NTFS, you can create unique file names, stored in the same directory, >> that differ only in case. For example, the following filenames can >> coexist in one directory on an NTFS volume: >> CASE.TXT >> case.txt >> case.TXT >> ... >> </quote> >> >> Did not know that. :) > Neither does my NTFS volume on Win7-64bit. > Try to copy tree.txt to Tree.txt, and > Windows Explorer: "There is already a file with the same name in this > location." > Does that mean Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) is 32-bit? The file is > found in C:\Windows. > Also fails in cmd windows: "The file cannot be copied onto itself." > cmd.exe is found in C:\Windows\System32, which holds 64-bit files on > Win7-64 (cmd.exe is also found in C:\Windows\SysWOW64, which holds > 32-bit files on Win7-64). > When you run cmd in the Start box, it runs the [supposed] 64-bit version > of cmd.exe (the one found in System32). I didn't quote the whole page. Here's the rest: <quote> ... Other inconsistencies also exist. The Windows NT Command Prompt and File Manager correctly display the names of the files. However, normal commands, such as COPY, fail when you attempt to access one or more filenames that differ only in case. NTFS supports two slightly different modes of operation that can be selected by the subsystem of the application interacting with NTFS. The first is fully case sensitive and demands that file names supplied by the application match the names stored on disk including case if the file on disk is to be selected. The second mode of operation is case preserving but not case sensitive. This means that applications can select files on the disk even if the supplied name differs in case from the name stored on the disk. Note that both modes preserve the case used to create the files. The difference in behavior noted here applies only when an application needs to locate an existing file. POSIX takes advantage of the full case sensitive mode, while MS-DOS, WOW, and Win32 subsystems use the case insensitive mode. </quote>
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NTFS is case-sensitive owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-03-27 22:46 +0000
Re: NTFS is case-sensitive Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2015-03-27 19:29 -0400
Re: NTFS is case-sensitive John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2015-03-28 08:45 -0700
Re: NTFS is case-sensitive DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-03-28 16:00 +0000
Re: NTFS is case-sensitive owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-03-28 16:26 +0000
Re: NTFS is case-sensitive DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-03-28 12:56 -0400
Re: NTFS is case-sensitive owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-03-28 17:06 +0000
Re: NTFS is case-sensitive John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2015-03-28 10:32 -0700
Re: NTFS is case-sensitive Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-03-28 13:08 -0700
Re: NTFS is case-sensitive DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-03-28 22:22 -0400
Re: NTFS is case-sensitive Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-03-28 21:40 -0700
Re: NTFS is case-sensitive Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-03-28 22:23 -0700
Re: NTFS is case-sensitive DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-03-29 11:06 -0400
Re: NTFS is case-sensitive owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-03-29 15:12 +0000
Re: NTFS is case-sensitive DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-03-29 21:22 -0400
Re: NTFS is case-sensitive Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-03-29 23:08 -0700
Re: NTFS is case-sensitive Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-03-29 09:18 -0700
Re: NTFS is case-sensitive DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-03-29 21:22 -0400
Re: NTFS is case-sensitive Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-03-29 18:27 -0700
Re: NTFS is case-sensitive owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-03-30 02:16 +0000
Re: NTFS is case-sensitive DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-03-30 09:49 -0400
Re: NTFS is case-sensitive Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-03-30 08:24 -0700
Re: NTFS is case-sensitive owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-03-30 17:06 +0000
Re: NTFS is case-sensitive Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-03-30 12:19 -0700
Re: NTFS is case-sensitive owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-03-30 23:54 +0000
Re: NTFS is case-sensitive owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-03-31 00:06 +0000
Re: NTFS is case-sensitive Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-03-30 17:12 -0700
Re: NTFS is case-sensitive Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-03-30 17:41 -0700
Re: NTFS is case-sensitive Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-03-30 17:15 -0700
Re: NTFS is case-sensitive owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-03-31 01:07 +0000
Re: NTFS is case-sensitive Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-03-30 18:21 -0700
Re: NTFS is case-sensitive Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-03-30 12:24 -0700
Re: NTFS is case-sensitive DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-03-30 20:46 -0400
Re: NTFS is case-sensitive owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-03-31 01:52 +0000
Re: NTFS is case-sensitive Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-03-30 19:10 -0700
Re: NTFS is case-sensitive Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-03-30 11:35 -0700
Re: NTFS is case-sensitive DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-03-30 23:09 -0400
Re: NTFS is case-sensitive Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-03-30 22:01 -0700
NTFS is not the best filesystem taka0038@gmail.com - 2015-03-31 18:52 -0700
Re: NTFS is not the best filesystem Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2015-03-31 22:51 -0400
Re: NTFS is case-sensitive DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-03-30 09:48 -0400
Re: NTFS is case-sensitive Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-03-30 08:44 -0700
Re: NTFS is case-sensitive Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-03-30 09:37 -0700
Re: NTFS is case-sensitive DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-03-30 20:50 -0400
Re: NTFS is case-sensitive Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-03-30 19:14 -0700
Re: NTFS is case-sensitive Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2015-03-28 17:09 -0700
Re: NTFS is case-sensitive owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-03-29 00:24 +0000
Re: NTFS is case-sensitive DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-03-28 22:26 -0400
Re: NTFS is case-sensitive owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-03-28 16:09 +0000
Re: NTFS is case-sensitive DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-03-28 13:06 -0400
Re: NTFS is case-sensitive owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-03-28 17:15 +0000
Re: NTFS is case-sensitive owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-03-28 17:28 +0000
Re: NTFS is case-sensitive owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-03-28 18:35 +0000
Re: NTFS is case-sensitive owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-03-29 12:57 +0000
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