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.Dd January 4, 2003
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.Dt ULIMIT 3
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm ulimit
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.Nd get and set process limits
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.Sh LIBRARY
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.Lb libc
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.In ulimit.h
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.Ft long
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.Fn ulimit "int cmd" "..."
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Fn ulimit
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function will get and set process limits.
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Currently this is limited to the maximum file size.
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The
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.Fa cmd
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argument is one of the following:
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.Bl -tag -width ".Dv UL_GETFSIZE"
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.It Dv UL_GETFSIZE
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will return the maximum file size in units of 512 blocks of
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the current process.
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.It Dv UL_SETFSIZE
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will attempt to set the maximum file size of the current
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process and its children with the second argument expressed as a long.
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.El
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.Sh RETURN VALUES
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Upon successful completion,
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.Fn ulimit
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returns the value requested;
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otherwise the value \-1 is returned and the global variable
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.Va errno
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is set to indicate the error.
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.Sh ERRORS
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The
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.Fn ulimit
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function will fail if:
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.Bl -tag -width Er
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.It Bq Er EINVAL
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The command specified was invalid.
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.It Bq Er EPERM
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The limit specified to
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.Fn ulimit
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would have raised the maximum limit value,
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and the caller is not the super-user.
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.El
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr getrlimit 2
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.Sh STANDARDS
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The
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.Fn ulimit
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function conforms to
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.St -p1003.1-2001 .
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Fn ulimit
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function first appeared in
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.Fx 5.0 .
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.Sh BUGS
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The
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.Fn ulimit
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function provides limited precision for
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setting and retrieving process limits.
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If there is a need for greater precision than the
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type
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.Vt long
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provides, the
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.Xr getrlimit 2
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and
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.Xr setrlimit 2
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functions should be considered.
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