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Date:      Tue, 17 Jul 2001 22:56:31 -0700
From:      Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
To:        David Scheidt <dscheidt@tumbolia.com>
Cc:        Patrick Guerin <pat@inix.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Filename limitation
Message-ID:  <20010717225630.A91509@xor.obsecurity.org>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.32L2.0107180030520.86186-100000@shell-2.enteract.com>; from dscheidt@tumbolia.com on Wed, Jul 18, 2001 at 12:31:29AM -0500
References:  <Pine.LNX.4.33.0107171833450.20645-100000@prince.inix.com> <Pine.BSF.4.32L2.0107180030520.86186-100000@shell-2.enteract.com>

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On Wed, Jul 18, 2001 at 12:31:29AM -0500, David Scheidt wrote:
> On Tue, 17 Jul 2001, Patrick Guerin wrote:
>=20
> :What is the maximum length for a filename, ie. 12345678901234567890.txt
> :
>=20
> 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.

Kris

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