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It’s really FAT32 we’re worried about now, not MS-DOS.
And doschk is no longer a GNU program.
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Paul Eggert
2022-07-25 16:15:20 -07:00
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@@ -10199,11 +10199,9 @@ contain @samp{/-}. Avoid deep directory nesting. For portability to
old Unix hosts, limit your file name components to 14 characters or old Unix hosts, limit your file name components to 14 characters or
less. less.
If you intend to have your @command{tar} archives to be read under If you intend to have your @command{tar} archives to be read on
MSDOS, you should not rely on case distinction for file names, and you case-insensitive file systems like FAT32,
might use the @acronym{GNU} @command{doschk} program for helping you you should not rely on case distinction for file names.
further diagnosing illegal MSDOS names, which are even more limited
than System V's.
@node dereference @node dereference
@subsection Symbolic Links @subsection Symbolic Links