[GRASS-user] Maximum number of GRASS files within a mapset?

[Hamish]

Shaun wrote:
> I seem to be running into a GRASS limitation relating to the maximum 
> number of rasters available within a single mapset location, which 
> appears to be exactly 32000.

Paul:
>> I fear it may be a Unix limitation - the maximum number of files  
>> in one directory.

Amaginary Studios wrote:
> wow, that's a massive amount of seperate rasters! I suppose  
> unfortunately the only answer I can offer would be to create another  
> mapset,

yeah, try creating a new mapset to put new maps in, then add the
previous mapset(s) into the map search path with the g.mapsets module
(with an "s").

even if a mapset is not in the search path, you can still access it with
"mapname at othermapset".


Hamish