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Long filename

Long filename (LFN) support is Microsoft's backward-compatible extension of the 8.3 filename (short filename) naming scheme used in MS-DOS. Long filenames can be more descriptive, including longer filename extensions such as .jpeg, .tiff, and .html that are common on other operating systems, rather than specialized shortened names such as .jpg, .tif, or…

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4DOSNDOSDESCRIPT.IONMetadata4OS2
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Compatibility issues

VFATOperating systemDOSWindows 95File Manager
18 related topics

VFAT LFN drivers

MS-DOS 7.10DR-DOS 7.02
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Microsoft8.3 filenameMS-DOSFilename extensions.jpeg
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Long filename

Nodes66
Edges65
Triples33
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.030303
Components1

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Long filename

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related to Limits · 14
Long filename → Also, Because, COM, COMMAND, FAT LFN, FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, Since, The, There, This, UCS-2, Unicode
related to Compatibility issues · 13
Long filename → DOS, DOS-based, FAT, For, LFN-aware OSs, LFNs, Microsoft, OS, OSs, Programs, VFAT, When LFN, Windows

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long file support filename lfn fat names windows operating dos filenames programs system systems also directory characters longer older vfat

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
DOSLFN can be loaded in almost any versions of DOSinstance ofAlthough drivers0.80text
it works best on DOS versions that have support for LFN themselvesinstance ofAlthough drivers0.80text
such as MS-DOS 7.10 or DR-DOS 7.02instance ofAlthough drivers0.80text
so that DOS commands such asDIRwould show long file names as wellinstance ofAlthough drivers0.80text
4OS2instance ofThis scheme is still maintained by successors0.80text
4NT / Take Commandinstance ofThis scheme is still maintained by successors0.80text
Long filenamerelated to Compatibility issuesMicrosoft0.60section
Long filenamerelated to Compatibility issuesLFNs0.60section
Long filenamerelated to Compatibility issuesFAT0.60section
Long filenamerelated to Compatibility issuesVFAT0.60section
Long filenamerelated to Compatibility issuesOS0.60section
Long filenamerelated to Compatibility issuesPrograms0.60section

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