[nzlug] Does FAT32 imply long file names?

[Warren Boyd]

On 2006-08-15, at 03:31 , Johann Schoonees wrote:

> Hi
>
> If I put FAT32 on an external drive partition with something like  
> `mkdosfs -F32' for subsequent use with a Windows machine, will long  
> file names work?  IOW does FAT32 imply VFAT?
>

IIRC, it's actually up to the OS to determine the detail for long  
file names - i.e it's not specific to FAT32.

FAT32 essentially removes some of the barriers for number of files etc.

You may want to have a look at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat32


HTH,
Warren.