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From: roe@sobmips.UUCP (r.peterson)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: converting filenames to System V length
Message-ID: <1990Feb4.181325.23834@sobmips.UUCP>
Date: 4 Feb 90 18:13:25 GMT
References: <1100@maxim.erbe.se>
Organization: Sobeco Group - Montreal, Canada
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From article <1100@maxim.erbe.se>, by prc@erbe.se (Robert Claeson):
> In article <1990Jan27.022456.19130@virtech.uucp>, cpcahil@virtech.uucp (Conor P. Cahill) writes:
> 
>> Routine names are not limited to 14 characters under System V.  Only
>> file names are.
> 
> System V doesn't impose a 14 character limit on file names either.

Actually, it does.  AT&T SVID compliant system V normally uses the
"system V" filesystem - with a 14-character filename limit.

Some vendors have seen fit to include the BSD fast filesystem - with
255-character filenames.  This is NOT system V - but is a very good
idea.
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