NAME

getdtablesize − get descriptor table size

USAGE

nds = getdtablesize() int nds;

DESCRIPTION

Each process has a fixed size descriptor table that is guaranteed to have at least 20 slots.  The entries in the descriptor table are all small integers.  The lowest-numbered descriptor is zero. 

RETURN VALUE

The call getdtablesize returns a non-negative integer (the size of the descriptor table). 

RELATED INFORMATION

close(2), dup(2), open(2)