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Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:20:42 +0200
From: Corinna Vinschen <corinna-cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Ending space in file names is stripped, "sometimes"?
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On Jul 24 10:29, Kent Boortz wrote:
> I think I got my question answered, thanks. (Even if still a bit
> puzzled how Windows users can create files with ending space if
> Windows API strips them, but never mind).

They can't.  Try it with native (non-Cygwin) tools.


Corinna

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