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From: mbaccar AT aol DOT com (Mbaccar)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: question on filename assignment
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Date: 1 Jun 1999 05:42:35 GMT
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I have a file hello.c which I tried to copy to two different files:

   cp hello.c 12345678a.c
   cp hello.c 12345678b.c

I only find a single copy 12345678.c

   How does this work, is this a simple filename truncation to 8..3?

Best
Mohamed
Mbaccar AT aol DOT com

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