On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 8:55 AM, Steve Comstock <st...@trainersfriend.com>wrote:
> On 4/8/2012 9:46 AM, Sam Siegel wrote: > >> I'm trying to find the manual (by full name or number) that provides >> precise definitions about pathnames (hfs and zfs) for the unix subsystem >> on zos. Specifically, I'm interested in knowing the maximum length: >> >> 1) Entire path from '/' on down >> 2) Maximum number of characters in a file in a directory >> 3) Which characters are valid for a file name. >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> Sam >> > > 1. 1023 > > 2. 255 > > 3. a-z, A-Z, 0-9, period (.), underscore ( _ ), hyphen ( - ) > are allowed for 'portable' file names; some other characters > are allowed if you don't care about portability, but I think > you are asking for trouble > > Check out the UNIX System Services User's Guide (chapters 16 and 17) > Steve - Thanks for the quick answer. Sam > > > -- > > Kind regards, > > -Steve Comstock > The Trainer's Friend, Inc. > > 303-355-2752 > http://www.trainersfriend.com > > * To get a good Return on your Investment, first make an investment! > + Training your people is an excellent investment > > * Try our tool for calculating your Return On Investment > for training dollars at > > http://www.trainersfriend.com/**ROI/roi.html<http://www.trainersfriend.com/ROI/roi.html> > > ------------------------------**------------------------------**---------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
