Re: long filenames in FAT filesystem

HI!

> > Can anyone point me at a resource that explains how Win95 and NT do long
> > filenames in FAT filesystems?
> >
> > I can't *stand* 8.3 filenames and I really want something better.
> > However, I can't use vstafs as my main filesystem right now because it
> > crashes periodically, specifically when compiling everything. I'd like
> > to work on debugging the vstafs filesystem code, but I need a stable
> > filesystem to work on in the meantime, and the FAT filesystem code seems
> > stable (if a bit slow).
> >
> > So, I'd like to look at adding long filenames to it. If it's done in a
> > really, really grody way, then maybe I'll work on making vstafs more
> > stable from the getgo (but it would be nice to use the long filenames
> > under FAT).
>
> It's pretty UGLY (VFAT) They use "extra" directory entries to store long
> filename information. Basically:

[snip]

If you want better docs, look at
linux-2.1.102.tar.gz#utar/linux/fs/vfat/ or so.

                                                                Pavel

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