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Only use `DirectoryCaseSensitivity.SetCaseSensitive()` when appropriate.\n\n## Basic Example\n\nBelow is some of the basic functionality of the static class `DirectoryCaseSensitivity`.\n\n```cs\nusing TriggersTools.IO.Windows;\n\n// Check if we're in a high enough version of Windows. Calculated once per runtime\nif (!DirectoryCaseSensitivity.IsSupported())\n    return;\n\nconst string dir = \"Case Sensitive Folder\";\nconst string file1 = \"file1.txt\";\nconst string FILE1 = \"FILE1.txt\";\n\n// Create a case sensitive Folder\nDirectoryCaseSensitivity.Create(dir, true);\n\n// Outputs\n//   True\nConsole.WriteLine($\"Is Case Sensitive: {DirectoryCaseSensitivity.IsCaseSensitive(dir)}\");\n\n// Create files with identical case-insensitive names\nFile.Create(file1).Close();\nFile.Create(FILE1).Close();\n\n// Outputs:\n//   file1.txt\n//   FILE1.txt\nforeach (string file in Directory.EnumerateFiles(dir))\n    Console.WriteLine(Path.GetFileName(file));\n\n// Now disable case sensitivity\n// IoException: 2 files have the same case-insensitive name\nDirectoryCaseSensitivity.SetCaseSensitive(dir, false);\n```\n\n## Create/Inherit\n\n`DirectoryCaseSensitivity` also comes with methods to create case sensitive directories, and/or inherit the case sensitivity of the parent directory. It's important to note that directories created through `Directory.CreateDirectory()` will always be case-insensitive when first created.\n\n```cs\nconst string dir = \"Case Sensitive Folder\";\nconst string subdir1 = dir + @\"\\Directory.CreateDirectory\";\nconst string subdir2 = dir + @\"\\DirectoryCaseSensitivity.Create\";\nconst string subdir3 = dir + @\"\\DirectoryCaseSensitivity.CreateInherit\";\n\n// Create a case sensitive Folder\nDirectoryCaseSensitivity.Create(dir, true);\n\nDirectory.CreateDirectory(subdir1);\nDirectoryCaseSensitivity.Create(subdir2, true);\nDirectoryCaseSensitivity.CreateInherit(subdir3);\n\n// Output:\n//    Directory.CreateDirectory               False\n//    DirectoryCaseSensitivity.Create         True\n//    DirectoryCaseSensitivity.CreateInherit  True\nforeach (string subdir in Directory.EnumerateDirectories(dir)) {\n    bool enabled = DirectoryCaseSensitivity.IsCaseSensitive(subdir);\n    Console.WriteLine($\"{Path.GetFileName(subdir),-40} {enabled}\");\n}\n\n// Inherit will take an existing directory and set\n// its case sensitivity to that of its parent.\n// It also returns the inherited sensitivity.\n// Outputs:\n//   Directory.CreateDirectory inherit: True\nConsole.WriteLine($\"{subdir1} inherit: {DirectoryCaseSensitivity.Inherit(sibdir1)}\");\n```\n\n## DirectoryInfo Extensions\n\n`DirectoryInfo` gets extension methods for `IsCaseSensitive()` and `SetCaseSensitive()`.\n\n```cs\nconst string dir = \"Case Sensitive Folder\";\n\nDirectory.CreateDirectory(dir);\nDirectoryInfo dirInfo = new DirectoryInfo(dir);\n\n// Outputs\n//   False\nConsole.WriteLine($\"Is Case Sensitive: {dirInfo.IsCaseSensitive()}\");\n\ndirInfo.SetCaseSensitive(true);\n\n// Outputs\n//   True\nConsole.WriteLine($\"Is Case Sensitive: {dirInfo.IsCaseSensitive()}\");\n```\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Ftrigger-segfault%2Ftriggerstools.directorycasesensitivity","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Ftrigger-segfault%2Ftriggerstools.directorycasesensitivity","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Ftrigger-segfault%2Ftriggerstools.directorycasesensitivity/lists"}