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# File System Limits
Filename Length Limit

Some Unix variants have a limit on the number of bytes in each path component, and that limit bites. `open(pathname = "system7/only-had-14-characters", flags = O_RDONLY) failed, File name too long (36, ENAMETOOLONG) because "only-had-14-characters" component is longer than the system limit (14)` Again, the system limit is included in the error message.