Re: does Linux support WIN95 long file names?

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From: Martin
Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 00:00

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Fri, 21 May 1999 19:23:18 +0200 / "Tom Alsberg" <alsbergt@iname.com> 

>  Hi there, another newbie question - I have both Linux and Windows 95
>installed on my system, and I wonder, is there any way to mount partitions
>with Windows 95 long filenames to Linux so I can use those file names?
>
>  Sorry for asking newbie questions,
>
>  Tom Alsberg
>

Yes, mount them as a vfat filesystem.
Check your /etc/fstab file and look for your win95 drive, you will
probably see 'msdos' or something similar somewhere. Change it to
'vfat'.

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