Re: Msdos name alias patch for 2.1.48

Marcus Berglund (mabs@netdig.com.au)
Sat, 9 Aug 1997 02:05:57 +1000 (EST)


On Fri, 8 Aug 1997, Richard B. Johnson wrote:

> Name Entry DOS Display Unix Display
>
>'CONTIGUOUS' -> CONTIGU.OUS contigu.ous
>' S' -> .S .s

Note: DOS/WIN Hates filename starting with a .

>'CONTIGU ' -> CONTIGU contigu
>' OUS' -> .OUS .ous
>
>BYW, one can create a "*.*" file-name under MS-DOS, just like unix. It's
>directory entry would be:
>'* * '
>

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