--- In LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com, "highskywhy@..." wrote:
>
> How long are file names in Linux?
> I tried
> thisisthenameofthefileandIcanreadit.txt
I'm sure there is a practical limit but I've never run up against it personally. File name length is a matter of media formatting, not the underlying operating system. EXT4 for example has a 255 character name length limit.
>
> But then I tried to burn DVD and always there is an error.
> Then I packed all files to t123.zip
> and the burning is going well.
> Is the best way to name t1234567.txt or t1234567.jpg
> and
> to avoid to name files like thisisthenameofthefileandIcanreadit.txt
>
There are different formats that can be used to burn optical media. All have different length limits. What may be of more importance is some formats may not be readable by all operating systems. This is an extension that allows more file flexibility than standard ISO9660 does:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Ridge
I hope some of this information helps.
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