NAME

getpagesize − get the current page size

SYNOPSIS

#include <unistd.h>

int getpagesize(void);

DESCRIPTION

The getpagesize() function returns the current page size. 

The getpagesize() function is equivalent to sysconf(_SC_PAGE_SIZE) and sysconf(_SC_PAGESIZE). 

RETURN VALUE

The getpagesize() function returns the current page size. 

ERRORS

No errors are defined. 

APPLICATION USAGE

The value returned by getpagesize() need not be the minimum value that malloc() can allocate. Moreover, the application cannot assume that an object of this size can be allocated with malloc(). 

SEE ALSO

brk(), getrlimit(),  mmap(),  mprotect(),  munmap(), msync(), sysconf(), <unistd.h>. 

CHANGE HISTORY

First released in Issue 4, Version 2. 
 

Hewlett-Packard Company  —  HP-UX Release 10.20:  July 1996