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Re: [LUG] EXT3 restrictions

 

Benjamin A'Lee wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 08, 2006 at 11:20:44AM +0100, Neil Stone wrote:
> 
>>Q: Does EXT3 have the same file path limit as EXT2.. ie 255 chars ?
> 
> 
> Yes, at least according to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ext3

Isn't it a "filename size limit" not a "file path" size limit?

Path name presumably has a limit of some sort eventually but is a lot
more than 255.

A quick test gives, and no signs of distress.

# pwd | wc -c
        779

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