Hi,
On Mon, Dec 20, 2021 at 7:32 PM Bryan Kilgallin wrote:
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> > FreeDOS command has support for LFN dir since ~15 years.
> >
> > use
> >
> > DIR /LFN
> >
> > for this, or
> >
> >set DIRCMD=/LFN
> >
> > I had no idea about this. Doesn’t seem to be in the help, but, it does
> > work.
>
>
Thanks, Joseph:
FreeDOS command has support for LFN dir since ~15 years.
use
DIR /LFN
for this, or
set DIRCMD=/LFN
I had no idea about this. Doesn’t seem to be in the help, but, it does
work.
Please would someone document this feature.
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Hi: FreeDOS command has support for LFN dir since ~15 years. use DIR /LFN for this, or set DIRCMD=/LFN I had no idea about this. Doesn’t seem to be in the help, but, it does work. Of course, one can probably use 4DOS, since there is a free version. Thanks!
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> LFN are for Unix programs (DJGPP). DOS programs, like dir, do not know
> about them.
FreeDOS command has support for LFN dir since ~15 years.
use
DIR /LFN
for this, or
set DIRCMD=/LFN
the most recent command has LFN support almost everywhere, like in
COPY, DEL, redirection and more
T
On Sun, 19 Dec 2021 09:24:07 +0100
Tomas By wrote:
> On Sat, 18 Dec 2021 14:18:44 +0100, Joseph Norton wrote:
> LFN are for Unix programs (DJGPP). DOS programs, like dir, do not know
> about them.
Not really. Some DOS programs such as the doszip file manager have
support for the LFN API as well
On Sat, 18 Dec 2021 14:18:44 +0100, Joseph Norton wrote:
> What are the considerations in using FreeDOS with LFN support?
`Don't bother unless you need it' ?
It is not something that requires deep thought and mature
judgement. There are no downsides that have to be carefully weighed
against the
Hi Joseph,
> I do notice that the dir command doesn’t seem to display them, and I saw
> nothing in the help for dir about lfn’s.
I keep thinking about doing a new directory lister. I’ve never been fond of the
DOS one. It’s been decades since the last version of my D.EXE program. If I
ever fin
Hi listers: I realize this is probably old hat, but, I’m curious about the issue of LFN support on FreeDOS. FreeDOS is touted to support long file names. However, the support for them is commented out, but, of course, easily enabled in fdauto.bat. I do notice that the dir command doesn’t seem to di
