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Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2003 20:21:38 -0500 (EST)
From: Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu>
Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
To: "linda w (cyg)" <cygwin AT tlinx DOT org>
cc: cygwin-apps AT cygwin DOT com, <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject: Re: bash bug report?   Minor border case:
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Linda,

According to <http://cygwin.com/lists.html#available-lists>, this is
off-topic for the <cygwin-apps at cygwin dot com> list.  Please remove
<cygwin-apps at cygwin dot com> from further replies.
	Igor

On Sat, 29 Mar 2003, linda w (cyg) wrote:

> Valid filename created by app:
> \Documents and Settings\law\My
> Documents\win\registry2\regtweaks\Kellys_XP_Tweaks\download.com.com\clear\redx\c.gif-ts=-104976066&edId=3&prtnr=CNET+Networks,+Inc.&
> oid=3000-2094-10126096&ptId=3000&onId=2094&sId=4&asId=10126096&pId=10126096&asType=Product
>
> exactly 255 characters long.
>
> Unfortunately, there is a bit of a 'normalization problem'.
>
> If one does a 'updatedb', it complains that "C:\\Documents and Settings\law\My
> Documents\win\registry2\regtweaks\Kellys_XP_Tweaks\download.com.com\clear\redx\c.gif-ts=-104976066&edId=3&prtnr=CNET+Networks,+Inc.&
> oid=3000-2094-10126096&ptId=3000&onId=2094&sId=4&asId=10126096&pId=10126096&asType=Product"
>
> is too long a filename (and AT 258 characters, it is), however if
> it were normalized to either cygwin (using native normalization
> semantics) to either the above w/o "C:\" or just "/c/Doc..." then
> it should work.
>
> Similar bug is in 'cmd.exe' (XP), but AT least in "bash", you can
> put double quotes  around the string and it will work with 'ls'.
>
> Not sure of the best way to address it, but believe it or not I
> have 3 files with such weird names.
> -linda

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