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# File System Limits
Pathname Length Limit

There is a maximum length for pathnames. If the pathname (or some intermediate pathname obtained while resolving symbolic links) is too long, an ENAMETOOLONG error is returned ("File name too long"). `open(pathname = "`very...long`", flags = O_RDONLY) failed, File name too long (36, ENAMETOOLONG) because pathname exceeds the system maximum path length (4096)` Notice how the system limit is included in the error message.