| GETCONF(1) | General Commands Manual | GETCONF(1) |
getconf —
getconf |
system_var |
getconf |
path_var pathname |
getconf |
-a [pathname] |
getconf utility writes the current value of a
configurable system limit or option variable to the standard output.
The system_var argument specifies the system
variable to be queried. The names of the system variables are from
sysconf(3) with the leading
“_SC_” removed.
The path_var argument specifies the pathname
variable to be queried for the specified pathname
argument. The names of the pathname variables are from
pathconf(2) with the leading
“_PC_” removed.
When invoked with the option -a,
getconf writes a list of all applicable variables
and their values to the standard output, in the format
“name =
value”.
For compatibility with other operating systems,
getconf will ignore leading underscores in the names
specified in the system_var and
path_var arguments.
getconf utility exits 0 on success,
and >0 if an error occurs.
$ getconf NPROCESSORS_CONF
To retrieve the maximum number of bytes (excluding the trailing
NUL) for a filename in the current directory,
use:
$ getconf NAME_MAX .
getconf utility conforms to IEEE
Std 1003.2-1992 (“POSIX.2”).
| February 18, 2024 | NetBSD 10.0 |