Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 12:10:07 +0100 From: Ceri <ceri@techsupport.co.uk> To: Patrick Guerin <pat@inix.com> Cc: David Scheidt <dscheidt@tumbolia.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Filename limitation Message-ID: <20010718121007.A22510@cartman.techsupport.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <20010717225630.A91509@xor.obsecurity.org>; from kris@obsecurity.org on Tue, Jul 17, 2001 at 10:56:31PM -0700 References: <Pine.LNX.4.33.0107171833450.20645-100000@prince.inix.com> <Pine.BSF.4.32L2.0107180030520.86186-100000@shell-2.enteract.com> <20010717225630.A91509@xor.obsecurity.org>
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On Tue, Jul 17, 2001 at 10:56:31PM -0700, Kris Kennaway said: > On Wed, Jul 18, 2001 at 12:31:29AM -0500, David Scheidt wrote: > > On Tue, 17 Jul 2001, Patrick Guerin wrote: > > > > :What is the maximum length for a filename, ie. 12345678901234567890.txt > > : > > > > 255 bytes, including the complete path. > > No, the complete path can be up to 1024 bytes (PATH_MAX) long. The > individual filenames making up the path can be up to NAME_MAX (255 > bytes) long. Yup. Check http://docs.freebsd.org/44doc/psd/05.sysman/paper-3.html#section45 for further confirmation/information. Ceri -- We've tried this God stuff long enough. It's time for a change. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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