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Re: file name case-sensitivity issues

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Alex Riesen <fork0@t-online.de>
Date
May 25, 2006, 15:47 UTC
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<20060525154735.GA6119@steel.home>
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Junio C Hamano, Wed, May 24, 2006 00:57:04 +0200:
> I'd call that a PEBCAK.
It is not solvable there though.
> If you _know_ you are working on a case challenged filesystem, I
> think the best thing you can do is not to work on a project that
> has files in different cases on such a filesystem.

That is seldom an acceptable suggestion. Besides, how about when you don't _know_, like when cloning onto an usb-stick mounted with auto-detection? Will the files with case-different names just overwrite each other?

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  2. Linus TorvaldsMay 23, 2006
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  4. Ben CliffordMay 23, 2006
  5. Junio C HamanoMay 24, 2006
  6. Ben CliffordMay 24, 2006
  7. Junio C HamanoMay 23, 2006
  8. Alex RiesenMay 25, 2006
  9. Junio C HamanoMay 25, 2006
  10. Christopher FaylorMay 26, 2006

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