GETDTABLESIZE
Updated: 2015-03-02
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NAME
getdtablesize - get descriptor table sizeSYNOPSIS
#include <unistd.h>int getdtablesize(void);
Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
getdtablesize():
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- Since glibc 2.12:
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_BSD_SOURCE || !(_POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 200112L || _XOPEN_SOURCE >= 600)
- 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.ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).Interface | Attribute | Value |
getdtablesize() | Thread safety | MT-Safe |
CONFORMING TO
SVr4, 4.4BSD (the getdtablesize() function first appeared in 4.2BSD). It is not specified in POSIX.1; 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.SEE ALSO
close(2), dup(2), getrlimit(2), open(2)COLOPHON
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Index
- NAME
- SYNOPSIS
- DESCRIPTION
- RETURN VALUE
- ERRORS
- ATTRIBUTES
- CONFORMING TO
- NOTES
- SEE ALSO
- COLOPHON