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From: diingyu@hpss2.HP.COM (Diing Yu Chen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: Problems with HP Unix 7.0
Message-ID: <3330004@hpss2.HP.COM>
Date: 24 Jan 91 06:18:16 GMT
References: <1991Jan23.011709.6327@agate.berkeley.edu>
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Singapore (Sales)
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Hi,

By default, HPUX uses the AT&T SYS V filename convention which allows
14 character filenames (why yours is 11 beats me!). However, during
installation, you can specify the file system to behave like a BSD
environment that will accept upto 255 characters for filename. This
conversion from short filename (14 char) to long filename (255 char)
can also be performed through either SAM (System Admin Manager) or
convertfs (1m).
 
Note that the conversion, once done is irreversible and that some
applications behave strangely under the long file name environment.
(However, some application will only run under the long filename
system -- such as Framemaker; you win some, you lose some)

regards
Diing Yu Chen 
Hewlett Packard Singapore