cm0002@lemmy.world to Linux@programming.dev · 8 months agoLinus Torvalds Expresses His Hatred For Case-Insensitive File-Systemswww.phoronix.comexternal-linkmessage-square106fedilinkarrow-up1267arrow-down16
arrow-up1261arrow-down1external-linkLinus Torvalds Expresses His Hatred For Case-Insensitive File-Systemswww.phoronix.comcm0002@lemmy.world to Linux@programming.dev · 8 months agomessage-square106fedilink
minus-squarekaty ✨@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up45·8 months agoremember when windows could only handle 8 characters and longer names ended in ~1
minus-squareScrollone@feddit.itlinkfedilinkarrow-up26·8 months agoTo be precise, longer names ending with ~1 are a backwards compatible fix for DOS programs introduced after Windows started supporting longer filenames.
remember when windows could only handle 8 characters and longer names ended in ~1
To be precise, longer names ending with ~1 are a backwards compatible fix for DOS programs introduced after Windows started supporting longer filenames.