Luu Tuyen@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 3 months agoRemember: GNU/Linux and other UNIX systems can make files that are case-sensitive, Windows can't make files that are case-sensitivelemmy.worldimagemessage-square242fedilinkarrow-up1687arrow-down173
arrow-up1614arrow-down1imageRemember: GNU/Linux and other UNIX systems can make files that are case-sensitive, Windows can't make files that are case-sensitivelemmy.worldLuu Tuyen@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square242fedilink
minus-squarefadhl3y@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·3 months agoStrictly speaking, this is a limitation of the default filesystem, and not the core operating system. If you mount a NFS share that is case sensitive, it will still be case sensitive.
minus-squarefatalicus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·3 months agoTechnically not a limit there either since you in windows on NTFS can set a flag on a folder to make it case sensitive fsutil.exe file queryCaseSensitiveInfo <path>
minus-squarelengau@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 months agoCan you apply this recursively to an entire drive? Say… C:\
minus-squarefakeaustinfloyd@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoYou could, but should pick a different drive than c (this will likely break a ton of stuff)
minus-squarelengau@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 months agoBrb adding this to my set of pranks for windows users
Strictly speaking, this is a limitation of the default filesystem, and not the core operating system. If you mount a NFS share that is case sensitive, it will still be case sensitive.
Technically not a limit there either since you in windows on NTFS can set a flag on a folder to make it case sensitive
fsutil.exe file queryCaseSensitiveInfo <path>Can you apply this recursively to an entire drive? Say…
C:\You could, but should pick a different drive than c (this will likely break a ton of stuff)
Brb adding this to my set of pranks for windows users