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mkfs 12 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: What MS-DOS Can Do That Linux Can't

Case insensitivity, one of the more obvious differences, isn't listed.

EPWN3D 12 months ago [–]

That's a property of the filesystem. Linux can boot on either.

mkfs 12 months ago | [–]

The shell (COMMAND.COM) had a number of built-ins that were case-insensitive as well, like CD.

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