long filename

long filename
   Any filename longer than the eight-character plus three-character filename extension allowed by MS-DOS.
   In many of today's operating systems, including Unix, Microsoft Windows, and the Macintosh, filenames can be more than 200 characters and can include upper- and lowercase letters and spaces.

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