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GETDTABLESIZE(2) | Linux Programmer's Manual | GETDTABLESIZE(2) |
NAME¶
getdtablesize - get descriptor table sizeSYNOPSIS¶
#include <unistd.h>Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
- Since glibc 2.12:
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_BSD_SOURCE || !(_POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 200112L || _XOPEN_SOURCE >= 600)
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Before glibc 2.12: -
_BSD_SOURCE || _XOPEN_SOURCE >= 500 || _XOPEN_SOURCE && _XOPEN_SOURCE_EXTENDED
DESCRIPTION¶
getdtablesize() returns the maximum number of files a process can have open, one more than the largest possible value for a file descriptor.RETURN VALUE¶
The current limit on the number of open files per process.ERRORS¶
On Linux, getdtablesize() can return any of the errors described for getrlimit(2); see NOTES below.CONFORMING TO¶
SVr4, 4.4BSD (the getdtablesize() function first appeared in 4.2BSD). It is not specified in POSIX.1-2001; portable applications should employ sysconf(_SC_OPEN_MAX) instead of this call.NOTES¶
getdtablesize() is implemented as a libc library function. The glibc version calls getrlimit(2) and returns the current RLIMIT_NOFILE limit, or OPEN_MAX when that fails. The libc4 and libc5 versions return OPEN_MAX (set to 256 since Linux 0.98.4).SEE ALSO¶
close(2), dup(2), getrlimit(2), open(2)COLOPHON¶
This page is part of release 3.44 of the Linux man-pages project. A description of the project, and information about reporting bugs, can be found at http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.2010-09-20 | Linux |