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Old 02-14-2006
Length of a Unix filepath max length
Hi Guys,

Could anyone shed some light on the length of a Unix filepath max length pls ?

thanks !
Wilson
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Old 02-14-2006
pathconf returns PATH_MAX. It can vary with the implementation and on the same box within filesytems.

For example:
POSIX: PATH_MAX is 255 without the terminating NULL.
SVID2: PATH_MAX is 1023 without the terminating NULL.
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Old 02-22-2006
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Originally Posted by jim mcnamara
pathconf returns PATH_MAX. It can vary with the implementation and on the same box within filesytems.

For example:
POSIX: PATH_MAX is 255 without the terminating NULL.
SVID2: PATH_MAX is 1023 without the terminating NULL.
Hi Jim,

How do i obtain it in Solaris ? Is it a echo $PATHCONF ?
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Old 02-22-2006
a sample code would help,

Code:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <errno.h>

int main()
{
 long result;
 errno = 0;
 if ((result = pathconf("/",_PC_PATH_MAX)) == -1)
  {
   if( errno != 0 )
     perror("pathconf() error");
  }
 else
  {
   printf("PATH_MAX is %ld\n", result);
  }
  return 0;
}

 
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