Linux Ask!

Linux Ask! is a Q & A web site specific for Linux related questions. Questions are collected, answered and audited by experienced Linux users.

What is the Maximum Filename Length in EXT3?

Answer: 254 bytes.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ext3

  1. What is the maximum length of a valid UTF-8 character?
  2. How to convert ext2 partition to ext3?
  3. Create a new ext3 file system using LVM
  4. How to perform checksum on a file?
  5. Change the maximum allowed binary log file size in MySQL

One Response to “Maximum Filename Length in EXT3?”

  1. Just wondering why it was 254 byte, but not 255 bytes?

Leave a Reply

(required)

(required)

You may use these HTML tags and attributes: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>