UNIX Filename length restrictions?

xmeh · #1 (**permalink**) 06-26-2002

Can anyone help me out with information on the filename length restrictions in UNIX? Thanks!

auswipe · #2 (**permalink**) 06-26-2002

Varies by OS. Best bet is to Google your question.

Kelam_Magnus · #3 (**permalink**) 06-28-2002

On average, I would say that it is 256 chars.

You can have as many . - and other allowed special chars as you want. I doubt that you will need that long of a filename. Thank God for filename completion!!!! In HPUX... and others.

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