filename
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thumb|Screenshot of a Microsoft Windows|Windows command shell showing filenames in a directory thumb|Filename list, with long filenames containing comma and space characters as they appear in a software display.
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- History
- File naming schemes
- References: absolute vs relative
- Number of names per file
- {{anchor|6.3|8.3|9.3|18.3}}Length restrictions
- Filename extensions
- Encoding interoperability
- Encoding indication interoperability
- Unicode interoperability
- Perspectives
- Unicode migration
- Uniqueness
- Letter case preservation
- Reserved characters and words
- Problematic characters <span class="anchor" id="In Windows"></span>
- Comparison of filename limitations
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
thumb|Screenshot of a Microsoft Windows|Windows command shell showing filenames in a directory thumb|Filename list, with long filenames containing comma and space characters as they appear in a software display.
A filename is used to uniquely identify a computer file in a file system. Different file systems impose different restrictions on filename lengths.
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