Name
ulimit — get and set user limits
Synopsis
#include <ulimit.h>
long
ulimit( |
int cmd, |
long newlimit); |
DESCRIPTION
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Warning |
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This routine is obsolete. Use getrlimit(2),
setrlimit(2), and
sysconf(3) instead.
For the shell command |
The ulimit() call will get
or set some limit for the calling process. The cmd argument can have one of
the following values.
UL_GETFSIZE-
Return the limit on the size of a file, in units of 512 bytes.
UL_SETFSIZE-
Set the limit on the size of a file.
3-
(Not implemented for Linux.) Return the maximum possible address of the data segment.
4-
(Implemented but no symbolic constant provided.) Return the maximum number of files that the calling process can open.
RETURN VALUE
On success, ulimit() returns
a nonnegative value. On error, −1 is returned, and
errno is set appropriately.
ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
| Interface | Attribute | Value |
ulimit() |
Thread safety | MT-Safe |
COLOPHON
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