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Re: gzip converts stuff to 8.3 filenames
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- Subject: Re: gzip converts stuff to 8.3 filenames
- From: mh at mike dot franken dot de (Michael Hirmke)
- Date: 10 Apr 1998 17:33:00 +0200
- Organization: Kommunikationsnetz Franken e.V. (Nuernberg)
Hi Benjamin,
[...]
>> Cygnus gzip does not mangle filenames.
>
>No, but the Explorer shell does. Whenever the Explorer supplies file
>name args to programs, like from the SendTo menu or in Drag-and-Drop
>operations, it uses the short filenames. It does this, because there is
[...]
Oops, you're right 8-/
>
>
>so long, benny
Bye.
Michael.
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