Common name space for long and short filenames

Details Common name space for long and short filenames Common name space for long and short filenames

1996-09-05

1998-05-26

Black, Thomas G.

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database design

Data structure types

707 1, 707 6, G06F 1730

Patent

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057583528

ABSTRACT:
An operating system provides a common name space for both long filenames and short filenames. In this common namespace, a long filename and a short filename are provided for each file. Each file has a short filename directory entry and may have at least one long filename directory entry associated with it. The number of long filename directory entries that are associated with a file depends on the number of characters in the long filename of the file. The long filename directory entries are configured to minimize compatibility problems with existing installed program bases.

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