getdtablesize(3) (BSD Compatibility Package) getdtablesize(3)
NAME
getdtablesize - get descriptor table size
SYNOPSIS
/usr/ucb/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), open(2).
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