Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 19:57:54 -0800 (PST) From: Bill Webb <webb@webb-home.chelmsford.telebit.com> To: mcp@blast.net, parthiv@corp.idt.net Cc: bsdi-users@BSDI.COM, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Fw: Max file length? Message-ID: <199703220357.TAA20403@webb-home.chelmsford.telebit.com>
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> > Look at the variable NAME_MX at > /usr/include/sys/syslimits.h > > Here is a snip for Bsdi and Freebsd.. > > #define NAME_MAX 255 /* max bytes in a file name */ > This is a bit incomplete. The maximum length of a path name component (directory or filename) is 255 bytes. The maximum total pathname length is 1024 bytes. Bill Webb. Telebit NetBlazer Software Development Group Email: webb@telebit.com WWW: http://www.telebit.com/~webb -- above opinions are my own, not necessarily those of my employer --
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