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Re: cat HelloDate.java >hellodate.java fails with cat HelloDate.java: input file is output file
- To: Reid Thompson <RThompso at ateb dot com>
- Subject: Re: cat HelloDate.java >hellodate.java fails with cat HelloDate.java: input file is output file
- From: Earnie Boyd <earnie_boyd at yahoo dot com>
- Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 14:54:41 -0500
- CC: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- References: <NDBBIIFIHMHMMKBPAMFECEMJCLAA.RThompso@ateb.com>
- Reply-To: Earnie Boyd <cygwin at cygwin dot com>
Reid Thompson wrote:
>
> A question...
>
> /home/rthompso/JAVA>cat HelloDate.java >hellodate.java
> cat: HelloDate.java: input file is output file
>
>
> Is this proper behavior?( I do not believe it is).
For the file systems that M$ has chosen to use, yes, it is proper
behavior. Filenames are case insensitive though case preserving so
HelloDate.jave == hellodate.java == HELLODATE.JAVA == etc.
Earnie.
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