When I copy files to vfat drives , filenames case is changed to lower case.
Is there any way to keep them as they are ie FileName as FileName instead of
filename or FILENAME as FILENAME instead of filename ?

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On 03/11/07 08:43, L.V.Gandhi wrote:
> When I copy files to vfat drives , filenames case is changed to lower case.
> Is there any way to keep them as they are ie FileName as FileName
> instead of > filename or FILENAME as FILENAME instead of filename ?

FAT is not case-sensitive.

>

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Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> wrote:

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> On 03/11/07 08:43, L.V.Gandhi wrote:
> > When I copy files to vfat drives , filenames case is changed to
> > lower case. Is there any way to keep them as they are ie FileName
> > as FileName instead of > filename or FILENAME as FILENAME instead
> > of filename ?
>
> FAT is not case-sensitive.

This is not entirely true. See 'posix' and 'shortname=' mount options
for vfat.

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L.V.Gandhi <lvgandhi@gmail.com> wrote:

> When I copy files to vfat drives , filenames case is changed to lower
> case. Is there any way to keep them as they are ie FileName as
> FileName instead of filename or FILENAME as FILENAME instead of
> filename ?

The 'shortname=' mount option seems related. See 'man mount' for more
details.

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Le dimanche 11 mars 2007 14:43, L.V.Gandhi a écrit:
> When I copy files to vfat drives , filenames case is changed to lower case.
> Is there any way to keep them as they are ie FileName as FileName instead
> of filename or FILENAME as FILENAME instead of filename ?

I think this works:

tar -C /path/to/source -cf - . | ( cd /path/to/dest; tar -xf -; )

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> > When I copy files to vfat drives , filenames case is changed to lower
> > case. Is there any way to keep them as they are ie FileName as FileName
> > instead of filename or FILENAME as FILENAME instead of filename ?
>
> I think this works:
>
> tar -C /path/to/source -cf - . | ( cd /path/to/dest; tar -xf -; )

stupid me I never realized I could simply do this:

tar -C /path/to/source -cf - . | tar -C /path/to/dest -xf -

(you also have to add -h to the first tar if there are symlinks in your files)

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On 3/11/07, Cédric Lucantis <omer@no-log.org> wrote:
>
> Le dimanche 11 mars 2007 14:43, L.V.Gandhi a écrit:
> > When I copy files to vfat drives , filenames case is changed to lower
> case.
> > Is there any way to keep them as they are ie FileName as FileName
> instead
> > of filename or FILENAME as FILENAME instead of filename ?
>
> I think this works:
>
> tar -C /path/to/source -cf - . | ( cd /path/to/dest; tar -xf -; )
>
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>
>
here also some files were copied as it is and some filenames were changed to
small letters.

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On 3/11/07, Cédric Lucantis <omer@no-log.org> wrote:
>
> > > When I copy files to vfat drives , filenames case is changed to lower
> > > case. Is there any way to keep them as they are ie FileName as
> FileName
> > > instead of filename or FILENAME as FILENAME instead of filename ?
> >
> > I think this works:
> >
> > tar -C /path/to/source -cf - . | ( cd /path/to/dest; tar -xf -; )
>
> stupid me I never realized I could simply do this:
>
> tar -C /path/to/source -cf - . | tar -C /path/to/dest -xf -
>
> (you also have to add -h to the first tar if there are symlinks in your
> files)
>
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>
>
here also some files were copied as it is and some filenames were changed to
small letters.

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Le dimanche 11 mars 2007 18:10, L.V.Gandhi a écrit:
> On 3/11/07, Cédric Lucantis <omer@no-log.org> wrote:
> > Le dimanche 11 mars 2007 14:43, L.V.Gandhi a écrit:
> > > When I copy files to vfat drives , filenames case is changed to lower
> >
> > case.
> >
> > > Is there any way to keep them as they are ie FileName as FileName
> >
> > instead
> >
> > > of filename or FILENAME as FILENAME instead of filename ?
> >
> > I think this works:
> >
> > tar -C /path/to/source -cf - . | ( cd /path/to/dest; tar -xf -; )
> >
> > --
> > Cédric Lucantis
>
> here also some files were copied as it is and some filenames were changed
> to small letters.

yes, you're right, sorry
I use to do this in the past, maybe something changed in tar or maybe my
memory is false. So I had a try with the shortname=mixed mount option and
both cp and tar worked fine.

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On Sun, Mar 11, 2007 at 09:03:41AM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
> On 03/11/07 08:43, L.V.Gandhi wrote:
> > When I copy files to vfat drives , filenames case is changed to lower case.
> > Is there any way to keep them as they are ie FileName as FileName
> > instead of > filename or FILENAME as FILENAME instead of filename ?
>
> FAT is not case-sensitive.
>
True, but it *is* case-preserving.

Regards,

-Roberto

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On 03/11/07 14:55, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 11, 2007 at 09:03:41AM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
>> On 03/11/07 08:43, L.V.Gandhi wrote:
>>> When I copy files to vfat drives , filenames case is changed to lower case.
>>> Is there any way to keep them as they are ie FileName as FileName
>>> instead of > filename or FILENAME as FILENAME instead of filename ?
>> FAT is not case-sensitive.
>>
> True, but it *is* case-preserving.

I though that was only when MSFT did the 8.3 file-naming games.

>
> Regards,
>
> -Roberto
>

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On Sun, Mar 11, 2007 at 05:58:19PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
> On 03/11/07 14:55, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote:
> > On Sun, Mar 11, 2007 at 09:03:41AM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
> >> On 03/11/07 08:43, L.V.Gandhi wrote:
> >>> When I copy files to vfat drives , filenames case is changed to lowercase.
> >>> Is there any way to keep them as they are ie FileName as FileName
> >>> instead of > filename or FILENAME as FILENAME instead of filename ?
> >> FAT is not case-sensitive.
> >>
> > True, but it *is* case-preserving.
>
> I though that was only when MSFT did the 8.3 file-naming games.
>
No. The converted 8.3 names are all caps. The long names are
case-preserved as when they are created. The linux vfat driver has some
option that disallows all-caps and so will sometimes convert filenames
to all lower-case.

Regards,

-Roberto

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Am 2007-03-11 15:55:10, schrieb Roberto C. Sanchez:
> On Sun, Mar 11, 2007 at 09:03:41AM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
> > On 03/11/07 08:43, L.V.Gandhi wrote:
> > > When I copy files to vfat drives , filenames case is changed to lowercase.
> > > Is there any way to keep them as they are ie FileName as FileName
> > > instead of > filename or FILENAME as FILENAME instead of filename ?
> >
> > FAT is not case-sensitive.
> >
> True, but it *is* case-preserving.

Long time ago I was realy surprised while editing a FAT with a HEX
editor and found out that the FAT contain mixed case Filenames.

Thanks, Greetings and nice Day
Michelle Konzack
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