FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

Detailed explanation-1: -But I remembered that most Linux supports NTFS, whose maximum file name length is 255 UTF-16 characters. Are we talking filename length or pathname length?

Detailed explanation-2: -On Linux: The maximum length for a file name is 255 bytes. The maximum combined length of both the file name and path name is 4096 bytes.

Detailed explanation-3: -Microsoft Windows has a MAX PATH limit of  256 characters. If the length of the path and filename combined exceed  256 characters you will be able to see the path/files via the Windows Explorer, but may not be able to delete/move/rename these paths/files.

Detailed explanation-4: -A. This depends on if the file is being created on a FAT or NTFS partition. The maximum filename length on a NTFS partition is 256 characters, and 11 characters on FAT (8 character name, ., 3 character extension).

Detailed explanation-5: -In the Windows API (with some exceptions discussed in the following paragraphs), the maximum length for a path is MAX PATH, which is defined as 260 characters. A local path is structured in the following order: drive letter, colon, backslash, name components separated by backslashes, and a terminating null character.