getdtablesize(3)       C LIBRARY FUNCTIONS       getdtablesize(3)



NAME
     getdtablesize - get descriptor table size

SYNOPSIS
     cc [ flag... ] file ... -lucb

     long getdtablesize()

DESCRIPTION
     Each process has a descriptor table which is  guaranteed  to
     have at least 20 slots.  The entries in the descriptor table
     are numbered with small integers starting at  0.   The  call
     getdtablesize returns the current maximum size of this table
     by calling the getrlimit system call.

SEE ALSO
     close(2),  dup(2),  getrlimit(2),   and   open(2)   in   the
     Programmer's Reference Manual.





































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