When trying to create a new file with a relatively long filename (f. ex. dfkmqsdgjfmqsldjfmlsqkjlqkdmfsmgjlqlskdqshgpoizehmlqkbgmlqbgmqbdfkmqsdgjfmqsldjfmlsqkjlqkdmfsmgjlqlskdqshgpoizehmlqkbgmlqbgmqbdfkmqsdgjfmqsldjfmlsqkjlqkdmfsmgjlqlskdqshgpoizehmlqkbgmlqbgmqb.txt)
I get an error: file name to long, when in fact the file name is not to long, but the encrypted name created for this file is to long, so, the file was not created.
this is no problem when I try to create a file, but when I'm copying a lot of files to my home folder I get some: filename to long error's and it's hard to fix (first locate the file, create shorter name, move again)
so, maybe you could create a check for to long filenames?
I'm using ext4 here...
mv dfkmqsdgjfmqsldjfmlsqkjlqkdmfsmgjlqlskdqshgpoizehmlqkbgmlqbgmqbdfkmqsdgjfmqsldjfmlsqkjlqkdmfsmgjlqlskdqshgpoizehmlqkbgmlqbgmqbdfkmqsdgjfmqsldjfmlsqkjlqkdmfsmgjlqlskdqshgpoizehmlqkbgmlqbgmqb.txt /home/jens/
mv: cannot stat `/home/jens/dfkmqsdgjfmqsldjfmlsqkjlqkdmfsmgjlqlskdqshgpoizehmlqkbgmlqbgmqbdfkmqsdgjfmqsldjfmlsqkjlqkdmfsmgjlqlskdqshgpoizehmlqkbgmlqbgmqbdfkmqsdgjfmqsldjfmlsqkjlqkdmfsmgjlqlskdqshgpoizehmlqkbgmlqbgmqb.txt': File name too long
When trying to create a new file with a relatively long filename (f. ex. dfkmqsdgjfmqsld jfmlsqkjlqkdmfs mgjlqlskdqshgpo izehmlqkbgmlqbg mqbdfkmqsdgjfmq sldjfmlsqkjlqkd mfsmgjlqlskdqsh gpoizehmlqkbgml qbgmqbdfkmqsdgj fmqsldjfmlsqkjl qkdmfsmgjlqlskd qshgpoizehmlqkb gmlqbgmqb. txt)
I get an error: file name to long, when in fact the file name is not to long, but the encrypted name created for this file is to long, so, the file was not created.
this is no problem when I try to create a file, but when I'm copying a lot of files to my home folder I get some: filename to long error's and it's hard to fix (first locate the file, create shorter name, move again)
so, maybe you could create a check for to long filenames?
I'm using ext4 here...
mv dfkmqsdgjfmqsld jfmlsqkjlqkdmfs mgjlqlskdqshgpo izehmlqkbgmlqbg mqbdfkmqsdgjfmq sldjfmlsqkjlqkd mfsmgjlqlskdqsh gpoizehmlqkbgml qbgmqbdfkmqsdgj fmqsldjfmlsqkjl qkdmfsmgjlqlskd qshgpoizehmlqkb gmlqbgmqb. txt /home/jens/ jens/dfkmqsdgjf mqsldjfmlsqkjlq kdmfsmgjlqlskdq shgpoizehmlqkbg mlqbgmqbdfkmqsd gjfmqsldjfmlsqk jlqkdmfsmgjlqls kdqshgpoizehmlq kbgmlqbgmqbdfkm qsdgjfmqsldjfml sqkjlqkdmfsmgjl qlskdqshgpoizeh mlqkbgmlqbgmqb. txt': File name too long
mv: cannot stat `/home/
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