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Per-directory case sensitivity and WSL

February 28, 2018 Feb 28, 2018 02/28/18
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 ...

Chmod/Chown WSL Improvements

January 12, 2018 Jan 12, 2018 01/12/18
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 ...