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From: edwin@cs.ruu.nl (Edwin Kremer)
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Subject: Re: how to get longer file names?
Keywords: file names longer help
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Date: 7 Dec 90 08:47:25 GMT
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In <1990Dec6.123154@dali.gatech.edu> mike@penguin.gatech.edu
(Mike Gourlay) writes:

   | 	I don't suppose that there is any way to allow my file
   | names to be longer that 14 characters, is there?
Well, that depends on what system you're talking about: HP Vectra running
Messy-Dos?? HP9000 series 300/800/400 running HP-UX???

Ok, let's assume that you're talking about the HP9000 series 300/800/400
running HP-UX 6.5/7.0....
Yes, you can use longer (255 chars) filenames:

	1) if you decide to create a filesystem with long filenames on an
	   empty disk, use the '-L' option from "newfs", like in:

		# newfs -L -n -v /dev/rdsk/some_disk your_disk_type

	2) if you already have a filesystem with SHORT filenames, you
	   have the opportunity to convert it to a filesystem with long
	   filenames: SAM can do it for you (or use ``convertfs'').

Some additional notes:

	- by default, 'newfs' creates a filesystem of the same format
	  as the root filesystem -- so if the rootfilesystem has long
	  filenames enabled, you don't have to use the '-L' flag.
	- if you convert a filesystem, you might have to recompile
	  some locally-added software that uses the 'directory(3)'
	  routines. Refer to chapter 6 in "HP-UX System Administration
	  Tasks" (part. no. 98594-90061)



				good luck,
						--[ Edwin ]--
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