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case-aware != case-sensitive
Authored by: Anonymous on Dec 08, '03 03:40:13PM

No. FAT and FAT32 filesystems (and NTFS, for that matter) are exactly like default HFS+: case-aware, but not case-sensitive.

You cannot create two files, "FOO" and "Foo", in the same directory on any of these filesystems.

Having a case-sensitive option for HFS+ is an absolute must-have for real OS X servers.

It's also handy for those of us who like to layout CD-Rom images prior to burning. Some CDs I produce have directories like "index" in the same directory as a file named "INDEX". Have to build those on my BSD box.

No, it is not an option to change the names of these files or directories. In this case the underlying system needs to change to support the workflow, not the other way around.

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