Luu Tuyen@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 11 months agoRemember: GNU/Linux and other UNIX systems can make files that are case-sensitive, Windows can't make files that are case-sensitivelemmy.world24268773
614Remember: 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 · 11 months ago242
Show Contentfadhl3y@lemmy.worldEnglish17·11 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.
Show Contentfatalicus@lemmy.world7·11 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>
Show Contentlengau@midwest.social4·11 months agoCan you apply this recursively to an entire drive? Say… C:\
Show Contentfakeaustinfloyd@ttrpg.network1·11 months agoYou could, but should pick a different drive than c (this will likely break a ton of stuff)
Show Contentlengau@midwest.social5·11 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