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Re: [MiNT] 30 chars limit for filenames?



Hello!

> TAB completion in bash fails. Using a joker in a filename fails (even with
> "ls"). Only giving a full name as parameter works.

Looks like you use an totally outdated bash that is linked against an
very old mintlib with strong path limits.

> I know I have mixed Minix and Ext2 partitions. Minix partitions are limited to
> 30 chars. Is it only a coincidence... or some kind of bug?

MinixFS partitions have a fixed size directory layout. On MinixFS creation
you must specify the maximum name length (every name then allocate the
maximum namelen). This is a design issue of MinixFS.


Tschuess
   ...Frank

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