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Date:      Mon, 26 Apr 1999 17:23:39 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        Jon Drukman <jsd@gamespot.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: mount_cd9660 is case insensitive without -g
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.03.9904261722170.6951-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <3724C96B.8A71087D@gamespot.com>

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On Mon, 26 Apr 1999, Jon Drukman wrote:

> i have a software install CD (iso9660 format) with mixed-case
> filenames.  the only option i have found that makes the uppercase
> filename letters show up is -g, which also adds the version numbers.
> 
> that wouldn't be a problem except, for baroque reasons, i have to copy
> the install CD structure to a remote machine to use it, and it copies
> the version numbers.

Er, the ISO9660 format is case-insensitive and 8.3 filename limited to
cater to the FAT crowd. If you're copying from UNIX machines, option on
the RockRidge extensions (with the -R option?). This preserves case and
preserves symlinks, too.

If you want mixed-case for Windows machines, you'll have to find a
Joilet-enabled mkisofs.

Doug White                               
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
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