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Case Issues

CA Harvest SCM handles file character case as follows:

• Windows client files checked in to a Windows repository retain their original case, and checking in files of the same name regardless of case updates them. For example, File.c is stored in the repository exactly as loaded, and Windows client files FILE.C and file.c are interpreted as being the same file.
• Windows client files checked in to a UNIX repository are stored “case-aware.” For example, FILE.C and file.c are interpreted as being the same file.
• UNIX client files checked in to a UNIX repository are stored “case sensitive.” For example, FILE.C and file.c are interpreted as different files.

To help ensure that files have acceptable case on both UNIX and Windows operating environments, users must verify the case on new files being introduced into the repository (using the Load Repository function or by checking in new items), regardless of the client (Windows or UNIX) they are using.