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Date:	Mon, 13 Jan 2003 11:13:41 -0500
From:	CBFalconer <cbfalconer AT yahoo DOT com>
Organization:	Ched Research
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To:	djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	Re: FILENAME_MAX - does it include a nul terminator?
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Reply-To:	djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com

Richard Dawe wrote:
> 
... snip ...
> 
> There checks for there being enough buffer space:
> 
>     if (strlen(foo) > FILENAME_MAX)
>         do_something;
>     else
>         return(an_error).
> 
> Surely the test should be >= FILENAME_MAX?

ITYM <, allowing for the terminal '\0'.  

"FILENAME_MAX >= strlen(foo)" would also express it.

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