Index: uspace/srv/fs/fat/fat_dentry.c
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--- uspace/srv/fs/fat/fat_dentry.c	(revision 0fdd6bbb06ebd929c2d9e4c5f604650f5f06ef82)
+++ uspace/srv/fs/fat/fat_dentry.c	(revision 14c331aa8a95390b7d62d94fc64a2dc44a610cba)
@@ -38,4 +38,5 @@
 #include "fat_dentry.h"
 #include <ctype.h>
+#include <string.h>
 
 #define FAT_PAD			' ' 
@@ -52,4 +53,33 @@
 	else
 		return false;
+}
+
+/** Compare path component with the name read from the dentry.
+ *
+ * This function compares the path component with the name read from the dentry.
+ * The comparison is case insensitive and tolerates a mismatch on the trailing
+ * dot character at the end of the name (i.e. when there is a dot, but no
+ * extension).
+ *
+ * @param name		Node name read from the dentry.
+ * @param component	Path component.
+ *
+ * @return		Zero on match, non-zero otherwise.
+ */
+int fat_dentry_namecmp(char *name, const char *component)
+{
+	int rc;
+	if (!(rc = stricmp(name, component)))
+		return rc;
+	if (!strchr(name, '.')) {
+		/*
+		 * There is no '.' in the name, so we know that there is enough
+		 * space for appending an extra '.' to name.
+		 */
+		name[strlen(name)] = '.';
+		name[strlen(name) + 1] = '\0';
+		rc = stricmp(name, component);
+	}
+	return rc;
 }