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Re: [MacPerl] file length



At 18.47 -0500 2000.03.15, Larry Moore wrote:
>Using the perl -i.bak flag, I sometimes exceed the max file name length.
>Someone suggest a simple workaround (aside from renaming the input file or
>moving it up folders?)

Not with -i.bak, no, I don't think so.


>Does the max file name/path length vary with versions of MacOS?

No, it is universally 31 chars.

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