Tar - max filename length 100; why ?
Marcus J. Ranum
mjr at hussar.dco.dec.com
Wed Oct 10 00:36:44 AEST 1990
In article <469 at bcstec.UUCP> bachesta at bcstec.UUCP (Jim Bachesta) writes:
>There is a mistake in the above recommendation. The tar format is a
>standard. As part of the structure of this standard, it defines a length
>of 100 characters for the file name and path.
On the other hand, if someone develops something significantly
better, and enough people start using that, it'll be a "standard" as well.
It might not even have the standard limitations. :)
Remember - standardization is an ongoing process - much like evolution.
mjr.
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