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GETCONF(1) |
General Commands Manual |
GETCONF(1) |
NAME
getconf — get configuration values
SYNOPSIS
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getconf |
path_var pathname |
DESCRIPTION
The
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”.
EXIT STATUS
The getconf utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
STANDARDS
The getconf utility conforms to IEEE Std 1003.2-1992 (“POSIX.2”).
