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4.1 KiB
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162 lines
4.1 KiB
Groff
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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.\"
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.Dd April 25, 2000
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.Dt GETCONF 1
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm getconf
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.Nd retrieve standard configuration variables
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm getconf
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.Op Fl v Ar environment
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.Ar path_var
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.Ar file
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.Pp
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.Nm getconf
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.Op Fl v Ar environment
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.Ar system_var
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm getconf
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utility outputs the value of
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.Tn POSIX
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or
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.Tn X/Open
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system or path configuration variable on the standard output.
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If the specified variable is undefined, the string
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.Dq Li undefined
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is output.
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.Pp
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The first form of the command, with two mandatory
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arguments, retrieves file- and filesystem-specific
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configuration variables using
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.Xr pathconf 2 .
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The second form, with a single argument, retrieves system
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configuration variables using
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.Xr confstr 3
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and
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.Xr sysconf 3 ,
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depending on the type of variable.
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.Pp
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All variables use the same name as the manifest constants defined in
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the relevant standard C-language bindings, including any leading
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underscore or prefix.
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That is to say,
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.Ar system_var
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might be
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.Dv ARG_MAX
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or
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.Dv _POSIX_VERSION ,
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as opposed to the
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.Xr sysconf 3
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names
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.Dv _SC_ARG_MAX
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or
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.Dv _SC_POSIX_VERSION .
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(There is one exception: there is no corresponding manifest constant
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to
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.Dv _CS_PATH ,
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so a
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.Ar system_var
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of
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.Dq Li PATH
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is used.)
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.Pp
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The
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.Fl v Ar environment
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option is not supported, but provided for compatibility purposes.
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.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
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The
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.Nm getconf
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utility exits 0 on success or >0 if an error occurred.
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Use of a
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.Ar system_var
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or
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.Ar path_var
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which is completely unknown to the system is considered an error,
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causing a diagnostic message to be written to standard error; one
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which is known but merely undefined does not result in an error
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indication.
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.Pp
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Use of the unsupported
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.Fl v Ar environment
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option will result in a diagnostic message indicating that it is not
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supported.
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.Sh EXAMPLES
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The command:
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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getconf PATH
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.Ed
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.Pp
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will display the system default setting for the
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.Ev PATH
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environment variable.
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.Pp
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The command:
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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getconf NAME_MAX /tmp
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.Ed
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.Pp
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will display the maximum length of a filename in the
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.Pa /tmp
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directory.
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr confstr 3 ,
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.Xr pathconf 2 ,
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.Xr sysconf 3
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.Sh STANDARDS
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The
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.Nm getconf
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utility is expected to be compliant with
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.St -susv2 .
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Nm getconf
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command first appeared in
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.Fx 5.0 .
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.Sh BUGS
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The original
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.Tn X/Open
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specification erroneously requires the return values of
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.Xr pathconf 2
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and
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.Xr sysconf 3
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to be printed using the
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.Xr printf 3
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format specifier
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.Li \&"%d" .
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We ignore that aspect of the specification and use the
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correct
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.Li \&"%ld"
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format.
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.Sh AUTHOR
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.An Garrett A. Wollman Aq wollman@lcs.mit.edu
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