cm0002@lemmy.world to Linux@programming.dev · 6 days agoLinus Torvalds Expresses His Hatred For Case-Insensitive File-Systemswww.phoronix.comexternal-linkmessage-square119linkfedilinkarrow-up1289arrow-down17
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minus-squarekaty ✨@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up46·6 days agoremember when windows could only handle 8 characters and longer names ended in ~1
minus-squareScrollone@feddit.itlinkfedilinkarrow-up27·6 days agoTo be precise, longer names ending with ~1 are a backwards compatible fix for DOS programs introduced after Windows started supporting longer filenames.
minus-squareeasily3667@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoNo because that’s not a thing in the way you’ve described it
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.
No because that’s not a thing in the way you’ve described it