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Altough Linux is a case-sensitive operating system, I cannot change the
case in filename or extension in nautilus when working on a Windows
Share. If I try to rename from 123.abc to 123.ABC for example, nautilus
will tell me there already is a file with that name.
Obviously, it doesn't matter to Windows the case of the
filename/extension. The problem is that sometimes we use Windows shares
to store files that will be accessed on Linux or shared between the two
operating systems. Then it becomes a problem.
Example situation: You are trying to watch a AVI movie with subtitles
using MPlayer. Both files (.avi, .srt) are stored at a Windows share. In
order for this to work with MPlayer, both files have to have the exact
same name and case. The subtitles file (.srt) has one letter in a wrong
case. You try to change it with Nautilus and it won't work. Now the only
two solutions are renaming through a terminal or physichal access to the
Windows machine.
I have some other problems, regarding external scripts linking PPT and
XLS to a database... If someone at the Windows side changes the case of
one letter of any of the files, we at the Linux side can't fix it simply
using Nautilus. Terminal or physical access is required.
And, anyway, not being able to rename a file at a share cannot be an
expected behavior. It makes no sense.
Regards,
Effenberg
** Affects: nautilus (Ubuntu)
Importance: Low
Assignee: Ubuntu Desktop Bugs (desktop-bugs)
Status: Invalid
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Nautilus: Impossible to change case of filename/extension in Windows Share
https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/bugs/195798
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