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Old 05-07-2008
case sensitive "if [ -e $file ]"?

hi,

I need to check if a file exists.
Code:
if [ -e $file ]

is not case sensitive, while I need an exact -case sensitive- match.
Is there any other command to do that?

thx
jul
# 2  
Old 05-07-2008
What do you mean by "not case sensitive"? UNIX and GNU/Linux file names are case sensitive.
Please provide more information if you want us to help you.
# 3  
Old 05-08-2008
ok, sorry, I should have tried it first in local.

I want to check if a file exists in a shared folder on a windows computer, mounted as follows:

Code:
sudo mount -t cifs -o username=xxx,password=xxx,uid=jul,gid=jul //192.168.0.92/public /media/shared

and when running the command for a file in /media/shared, the search is not case sensitive (i.e. MyFile is found even if it's called myfile).

Is there any way (mount option, other command...) to make it case sensitive?

thanks for your reply!

Jul
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