The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7
IEEE Std 1003.1-2008
Copyright © 2001-2008 The IEEE and The Open Group

NAME

ulimit.h - ulimit commands

SYNOPSIS

[OB XSI] [Option Start] #include <ulimit.h> [Option End]

DESCRIPTION

The <ulimit.h> header shall define the symbolic constants used by the ulimit() function.

Symbolic constants:

UL_GETFSIZE
Get maximum file size.
UL_SETFSIZE
Set maximum file size.

The following shall be declared as a function and may also be defined as a macro. A function prototype shall be provided.

long ulimit(int, ...);


The following sections are informative.

APPLICATION USAGE

See ulimit().

RATIONALE

None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

None.

SEE ALSO

XSH ulimit

CHANGE HISTORY

First released in Issue 3.

Issue 7

The <ulimit.h> header is marked obsolescent.

End of informative text.

 

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