ONTAP 9 Manuals ( CA08871-402 )

For file or directory names that exceed the eight character name or the three character extension limit (for files), ONTAP generates an 8.3-format name as follows:

For example, if an NFS client creates a file named specifications.html, the 8.3 format file name created by ONTAP is specif~1.htm. If this name already exists, ONTAP uses a different number at the end of the file name. For example, if an NFS client then creates another file named specifications_new.html, the 8.3 format of specifications_new.html is specif~2.htm.