Is there an equivalent to WinAPI's MAX_PATH under linux/unix?

Question

If I want to allocate a char array (in C) that is guaranteed to be large enough to hold any valid absolute path+filename, how big does it need to be.

On Win32, ther

Answer 1

limits.h

/*
 * File system limits
 *
 * NOTE: Apparently the actual size of PATH_MAX is 260, but a space is
 *       required for the NUL. TODO: Test?
 * NOTE: PATH_MAX is the POSIX equivalent for Microsoft's MAX_PATH; the two
 *       are semantically identical, with a limit of 259 characters for the
 *       path name, plus one for a terminating NUL, for a total of 260.
 */
#define PATH_MAX    260

minwindef.h

#define MAX_PATH 260