ulimit — get and set user limits
#include <ulimit.h>
long
ulimit( |
int | cmd, |
| long | newlimit); |
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This routine is obsolete. The include file is no
longer provided by glibc. Use getrlimit(2),
setrlimit(2) and
sysconf(3) instead.
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The ulimit() call will get
or set some limit for the current process. The cmd argument can have one of
the following values.
UL_GETFSIZEReturn the limit on the size of a file, in units of 512 bytes.
UL_SETFSIZESet 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.
On success, ulimit() returns
a non-negative value. On error, −1 is returned, and
errno is set appropriately.
bash(1), getrlimit(2), setrlimit(2), sysconf(3)
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