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ULIMIT
!!!ULIMIT
NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
RETURN VALUE
ERRORS
CONFORMING TO
SEE ALSO
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!!NAME


ulimit - get and set user limits
!!SYNOPSIS


__#include __


__long ulimit(int__ ''cmd''__, long__
''newlimit''__);__
!!DESCRIPTION


Warning: This routine is obsolete. The include file is no
longer provided by glibc. Use getrlimit(2), setrlimit(2) and
sysconf(3) instead. For the shell command __ulimit__, see
bash(1).


The __ulimit__ call will get or set some limit for the
current 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.
!!ERRORS


__EPERM__


A non-root process tried to increase a limit.
!!CONFORMING TO


SVID.
!!SEE ALSO


bash(1), getrlimit(2), setrlimit(2),
sysconf(3)
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