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- How many characters should a file name have?
- What is the maximum number of characters in a LFN long file name )?
- What special characters are allowed in filenames?
How many characters should a file name have?
Keep your filenames to a reasonable length and be sure they are under 31 characters. Most operating systems are case sensitive; always use lowercase.
What is the maximum number of characters in a LFN long file name )?
The long filename system allows a maximum length of 255 UCS-2 characters including spaces and non-alphanumeric characters (excluding the following characters, which have special meaning within the COMMAND.COM command interpreter or the operating system kernel: \ / : * ? " < > | ).
What special characters are allowed in filenames?
Windows (FAT32, NTFS): Any Unicode except NUL , \ , / , : , * , ? , " , < , > , | . Also, no space character at the start or end, and no period at the end. Mac(HFS, HFS+): Any valid Unicode except : or / Linux(ext[2-4]): Any byte except NUL or /
