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Article #30579Re: file limits of root directories
From: Gerry Wheeler
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1988 23:36
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1988 23:36
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In article <449@dukempd.UUCP>, gpm@dukempd.UUCP (Guy Metcalfe) writes:
> Question: is there a 100 file limit on root directories? And if so,
> why doesn't it extend to the branches as well?
> --
> Guy Metcalfe gpm@dukempd.uucp
> Duke University Dept. of Physics mcnc!duke!dukempd!gpm
> Durham, N.C. 27706 despot@tucc.bitnet
This is a case where GEMDOS emulates MS-DOS's file system too well. As
in MS-DOS, the root directory is different that the others (because in
MS-DOS version 1.x there were no subdirectories). The root directory is
in a fixed location, and is a fixed length. So, when it's full, it's
full.
--
Gerry Wheeler Phone: (519)884-2251
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!mks!wheels From: wheels@mks.UUCP (Gerry Wheeler) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: file limits of root directories Summary: root directory is a fixed size Message-ID: <396@mks.UUCP> Date: 15 Feb 88 23:36:12 GMT References: <449@dukempd.UUCP> Organization: Mortice Kern Systems, Waterloo, Ont. Lines: 18