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Feb 28, 2018
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Per-directory case sensitivity and WSL

Sven Groot
Sven Groot

If you have used the Windows Subsystem for Linux, you’re probably aware that it allows you to treat your Windows file systems (mounted under /mnt/c, /mnt/d, etc.) as case sensitive. This means, among other things, that you can create files whose names differ only by case (e.g. foo.txt and FOO.TXT). However, using those files in Windows was not rea...

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Jan 12, 2018
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Chmod/Chown WSL Improvements

Craig Wilhite
Craig Wilhite

We've added new file system features to WSL in Insider Build 17063. You can now set the owner and group of files using chmod/chown and modify read/write/execute permissions in WSL. You can also create special files like fifos, unix sockets, and device files. We're introducing new mounting options with DrvFs for projecting permissions onto files alo...

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)