From: Dom <toyer@rpdom.net>
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:02:45 +0100
> Ok, I've just tested this. It is a FAT filesystem limitation.

Nice analysis!

> On FAT12 (and FAT16, iirc) there is a limit of 512 files in the root
> directory. Other directories don't have this limit.

I found additional information here.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_filename#Limitations
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc940351

> Try creating a subdirectory on that drive and storing the files in there
instead.

That works in Debian.

peter@dalton:/media/4345-A417/Files$ for i in $(seq 1 255);do touch Longfilename $i;done
peter@dalton:/media/4345-A417/Files$ ls *25*
Longfilename125 Longfilename250 Longfilename253
Longfilename225 Longfilename251 Longfilename254
Longfilename25 Longfilename252 Longfilename255

Thanks! ... Peter E.

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On 06/29/2012 05:29 PM, peasthope@shaw.ca wrote:

From: Dom<toyer@rpdom.net>
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:02:45 +0100

Ok, I've just tested this. It is a FAT filesystem limitation.

/snip/

I've looked at this thread a number of times, but I was then and
still am puzzled. According to "Linux in a Nutshell," by Siever, et al,
cp is a copy command that applies to files or directories, and
none of the options mentions determining the size of a file-
system or the remaining space therein. Please advise.

--doug


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On 29 June 2012 23:41, Doug <dmcgarrett@optonline.net> wrote:

On 06/29/2012 05:29 PM, peasthope@shaw.ca wrote:


From: * Dom<toyer@rpdom.net>

Date: * Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:02:45 +0100


Ok, I've just tested this. It is a FAT filesystem limitation.


/snip/



I've looked at this thread a number of times, but I was then and

still am puzzled. *According to "Linux in a Nutshell," by Siever, et al,

cp is a copy command that applies to files or directories, and

none of the options mentions determining the size of a file-

system or the remaining space therein. *Please advise.



--doug


It was about cp reporting 'no space left on device', whilst df said that there was space available.
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Keith McKenzie <km3952@gmail.com> wrote:
> It was about cp reporting 'no space left on device', whilst df said that
> there was space available.

The OS reported "No space left on device" (or more accurately, errno 28:
ENOSPC) to cp. Rather than trying to guess whether this really meant
what it said or whether it was using its alternative meaning, cp simply
passed this on to the user.

Chris


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