> That's why I suggested using VFAT as the underlying file system rather
> than MSDOS - it eliminates that routine completely since VFAT can
> already handle long filenames, so doesn't need it.
But VFAT can't store filenames differing only in case or containing some
strange characters, so some translation is needed anyway.
I would use UMSDOS-over-VFAT instead of pure VFAT if it was compatible
with VFAT. Then when I run out of space on Linux partitions, I could
quickly create a symlink to an umssynced directory on VFAT partition and
move something there, without breaking ownerships, symlinks etc.
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