Path length limitiation comes from the underlying OS, cygwin in this case. It has a max path length of 260 chars, if I remember correctly.
Tev > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Stuart Halliday > Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 10:34 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Problem with Rsync or Users will be Users? > > Various web sites says this about NTFS files. > > > Individual file names in NTFS are limited to 255 characters; > full paths are limited to 32,767 characters > > This filename is a mere 191 long > Path is a lot less than 32,767... :-) > > So how come it is an OS error when Rsync tries to copy it? > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------- > /cygdrive/x/20070221(Wednesday)/Users_profiles/DavidV/Favorites/Pipa > Det/.AC-CESS AC-ROV, ROV, rov, mini ROV, micro ROV, low cost > ROV, inspection class ROV, underwater camera, underwater rov, > security inspection, remote visual inspection, acrov, small > rov.url.gt1Uh8 > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------- > > > ref: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTFS#Limitations > > > -- > Stuart Halliday > > > This email is the property of ECS Technology Ltd. > This company is registered in Scotland with company number 212513. > VAT registered GB 761 7456 12 > http://www.ecs-tech.com/ > > > -- > To unsubscribe or change options: > https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync > Before posting, read: > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > > -- To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
