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| author | Axel Beckert <abe@deuxchevaux.org> | 2022-05-14 23:32:19 +0200 |
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| committer | Axel Beckert <abe@deuxchevaux.org> | 2022-05-14 23:32:19 +0200 |
| commit | d4d203488826181aa4eb360ce57de138417ba680 (patch) | |
| tree | 5f2939130b24381b6d8b11eec7573732eb52317a /Doc/help/ulimit | |
| parent | 9529af723604dfe1c8152db11e1d216621c898d5 (diff) | |
| parent | 73d317384c9225e46d66444f93b46f0fbe7084ef (diff) | |
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New upstream version 5.9
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diff --git a/Doc/help/ulimit b/Doc/help/ulimit index 0463ca046..8f2f63552 100644 --- a/Doc/help/ulimit +++ b/Doc/help/ulimit @@ -1,26 +1,26 @@ ulimit [ -HSa ] [ { -bcdfiklmnpqrsTtvwx | -N resource } [ limit ] ... ] - Set or display resource limits of the shell and the processes + Set or display resource limits of the shell and the processes started by the shell. The value of limit can be a number in the unit specified below or one of the values `unlimited', which re- - moves the limit on the resource, or `hard', which uses the cur- + moves the limit on the resource, or `hard', which uses the cur- rent value of the hard limit on the resource. - By default, only soft limits are manipulated. If the -H flag is + By default, only soft limits are manipulated. If the -H flag is given use hard limits instead of soft limits. If the -S flag is given together with the -H flag set both hard and soft limits. If no options are used, the file size limit (-f) is assumed. If limit is omitted the current value of the specified resources - are printed. When more than one resource value is printed, the + are printed. When more than one resource value is printed, the limit name and unit is printed before each value. When looping over multiple resources, the shell will abort imme- - diately if it detects a badly formed argument. However, if it + diately if it detects a badly formed argument. However, if it fails to set a limit for some other reason it will continue try- ing to set the remaining limits. - Not all the following resources are supported on all systems. + Not all the following resources are supported on all systems. Running ulimit -a will show which are supported. -a Lists all of the current resource limits. @@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ ulimit [ -HSa ] [ { -bcdfiklmnpqrsTtvwx | -N resource } [ limit ] ... ] -n open file descriptors. -p The number of pseudo-terminals. -q Bytes in POSIX message queues. - -r Maximum real time priority. On some systems where this - is not available, such as NetBSD, this has the same ef- + -r Maximum real time priority. On some systems where this + is not available, such as NetBSD, this has the same ef- fect as -T for compatibility with sh. -s Kilobytes on the size of the stack. -T The number of simultaneous threads available to the user. @@ -47,13 +47,13 @@ ulimit [ -HSa ] [ { -bcdfiklmnpqrsTtvwx | -N resource } [ limit ] ... ] -w Kilobytes on the size of swapped out memory. -x The number of locks on files. - A resource may also be specified by integer in the form `-N re- - source', where resource corresponds to the integer defined for - the resource by the operating system. This may be used to set - the limits for resources known to the shell which do not corre- + A resource may also be specified by integer in the form `-N re- + source', where resource corresponds to the integer defined for + the resource by the operating system. This may be used to set + the limits for resources known to the shell which do not corre- spond to option letters. Such limits will be shown by number in the output of `ulimit -a'. - The number may alternatively be out of the range of limits com- - piled into the shell. The shell will try to read or write the + The number may alternatively be out of the range of limits com- + piled into the shell. The shell will try to read or write the limit anyway, and will report an error if this fails. |