From: Simon Wright <simon@pushface.org>
Subject: Re: Releasing long file anmes in .zip/.tar.gz?
Date: 07 Mar 2003 21:25:51 +0000
Date: 2003-03-07T21:25:51+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <x7vheaec1i8.fsf@smaug.pushface.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: slrnb6h0gb.46m.randhol+news@kiuk0152.chembio.ntnu.no
Preben Randhol <randhol+news@pvv.org> writes:
> What do you mean by this? I have no problem zip-ing on Linux with a long
> name and unziping it in windows. I don't think windows accept filenames over
> 31 characters though.
That probably depends on the version of Windows you are using, but NT
and 2K are both happy with (eg)
house_management-button_to_lamp-selection_function.adb
-- 54 characters, not by any means the longest.
I use PowerArchiver, which cost all of $13 to license; my company uses
WinZip (WinZip32?).
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-03-07 21:25 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-03-07 7:53 Releasing long file anmes in .zip/.tar.gz? Victor Porton
2003-03-07 8:07 ` Preben Randhol
2003-03-07 8:19 ` tmoran
2003-03-07 11:07 ` Victor Porton
2003-03-07 13:34 ` Preben Randhol
2003-03-07 18:10 ` Victor Porton
2003-03-07 8:45 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2003-03-07 11:02 ` Victor Porton
2003-03-08 9:40 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2003-03-07 11:28 ` Preben Randhol
2003-03-07 21:25 ` Simon Wright [this message]
2003-03-07 15:13 ` Stephen Leake
2003-03-07 17:16 ` Pascal Obry
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2003-03-07 19:48 Gautier direct_replies_not_read
2003-03-07 20:32 ` tmoran
2003-03-07 21:48 ` Frank J. Lhota
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