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User-Specified Names for AccuRev Entities
AccuRev deals with many kinds of named entities: files, directories, pathnames, depots, users, and so on. The table below details the restrictions on user-defined names for the various entities. Note that all names are case-sensitive; for example, user john is not the same as user John.
Note: In the table below, “characters” means NON-NULL characters. Do not subtract 1 to account for the terminating NUL.
| Kind | Max. Name Length | Characters Allowed in Name | Character Restrictions |
|---|---|---|---|
| depot | 79 | A-Z,a-z,0-9 - _ . + @ SPACE | May begin with a digit (provided there is at least one non-digit in the name), must not begin with a dot (.), and must not include either a slash (/) or a backslash (\). Non-ASCII Unicode characters are not supported. |
| stream snapshot workspace reference tree |
79 |
A-Z,a-z,0-9 non-ASCII Unicode |
May begin with a digit (provided there is at least one non-digit in the name), must not begin with a dot (.), and must not include either a slash (/) or a backslash (\). Non-ASCII Unicode characters are permitted. |
| user group |
99 | A-Z,a-z,0-9 - _ . + @ SPACE |
Must begin with a letter. Non-ASCII Unicode characters are not supported. |
| password | 19 | any |
None. Caution: This means that special characters such as BACKSPACE are valid password characters) |
| pathname of slice (of a depot or replica) |
255 | name validation performed by the operating system | Applied by the operating system. |
| pathname of workspace pathname of reference tree |
127 | name validation performed by the operating system | Applied by the operating system. |
| segment (between slashes) of element pathname | 255 | name validation performed by the operating system |
Applied by the operating system. Note: Do not to be confused with the "multi-segment" feature of AccuRev change packages. |
