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# ulimit
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2025-03-19 19:23:44 -06:00
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> Get and set resource limits for user processes.
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> It is a shell builtin hence not shell-agnostic.
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> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bash.html#index-ulimit>.
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- Get the properties of all the user limits:
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`ulimit -a`
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- Get hard limit for the number of simultaneously opened files:
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`ulimit -H -n`
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- Get soft limit for the number of simultaneously opened files:
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`ulimit -S -n`
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- Set max per-user process limit:
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`ulimit -u 30`
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- Display help (Bash only):
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`help ulimit`
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