fs.move does not support mixed case filenames on windows

[simonm3]

Windows files are not case sensitive but the filenames do store capital letters. Hence when trying to make a filename lower case "move" won't work because the new file already exists. Workaround is to move it twice but maybe that should be part of the fs.move or there should be an fs.rename.

[lurch]

If I've understood correctly, are you trying to rename e.g. MixedCaseFilename to mixedcasefilename ?

@willmcgugan Does https://pyfilesystem2.readthedocs.io/en/latest/reference/base.html#fs.base.FS.getmeta need a new key for filesystems (like on Windows) which are "case-insensitive but still case-preserving" ?

[simonm3]

yes. it is a windows oddity that they are the same but different.

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[rkhwaja]

MacOS's APFS is also case-preserving but case-insensitive through finder or terminal. It's not that odd.

[willmcgugan]

I think we're going to have to support this case. sigh