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The C_INIT(1M) built-in command, ulimit, is used to set or display resource limits. If limit is specified, the resource is set; otherwise, the current resource value is displayed. ulimit accepts the following arguments:
Displays all resources. Mutually incompatible with limit.
Displays or sets the maximum file size, in increments of 512-byte blocks, specified by limit.
Displays or sets the hard limit specified by limit. All users can reduce hard limits. Only the superuser can increase them. Mutually incompatible with -S.
Displays or sets the maximum number of descriptors that can be opened by a process, as specified by limit.
Displays or sets the soft limit specified by limit. Mutually incompatible with -H.
Specifies the value to which the limit is set. If neither the -H nor -S option is set, both hard and soft limits are set.
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
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Interface Stability | Evolving |
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