Maximum path length in Mac

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1205mac Author

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Maximum path length in Mac

Hi,

I want to know what is the maximum path length, maximum directory and file name length?

Thanks.

iMac, Mac OS X (10.5.1)

Posted on Nov 11, 2008 5:13 AM

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Answer 1

Nov 11, 2008 5:45 AM in response to 1205mac

*$ grep PATH_MAX /usr/include/sys/syslimits.h*
*#define PATH_MAX 1024* /* max bytes in pathname */

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Barney-15E

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Nov 11, 2008 7:37 AM in response to J D McIninch

As J D posts, it appears to be 1024 bytes. Since Mac OS is unix based, the name of a file or folder is actually the entire path. There's not really a path and a file name. So, you could have a 1023 byte name set at the root or a 1 byte name buried in a path that is 1023 bytes long. Or, anything in between.

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