Both ODS-2 and ODS-5 volume structures support deep nesting of
directories, subject to the following limits:
o There can be up to 255 levels of directories.
o The name of each directory can be up to 236 8-bit or 117
16-bit characters long.
Complete file specifications longer than 255 bytes are
abbreviated by RMS when presented to unmodified applications.
For example, a user can create the following deeply nested
directory:
$ CREATE/DIRECTORY [.a.b.c.d.e.f.g.h.i.j.k.l.m]
A user can create the following directory with a long name on an
ODS-5 volume:
$ CREATE/DIRECTORY
[.AVeryLongDirectoryNameWhichHasNothingToDoWithAnythingInParticular]
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