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If you have a file named "MyFile.txt" and another system is looking for "myfile.txt", then it'll not be found and Apple will not let you rename it because it th
by Retra 10y ago
If you have a file named "MyFile.txt" and another system is looking for "myfile.txt", then it'll not be found and Apple will not let you rename it because it thinks it's a no-op. That's frustrating as hell.
- ridiculous_fish 10y agoApple's software (Finder, mv) lets you rename these. But it's true that some tools (I think git) get confused here.
- davidwtbuxton 10y agoGit init / clone on case-insensitive HFS+ sets `git config core.ignorecase true`, which can lead to confusing behaviour where it ignores a change in the case of a filename. > The default is false, except git-clone(1) or git-init(1) will probe and set core.ignoreCase true if appropriate when the repository is created. https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-config.html https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-config....