getdtablesize(SLIB)            6 January 1993            getdtablesize(SLIB)


 Name

    getdtablesize - get descriptor table size

 Syntax


    nfds = getdtablesize()
    int nfds;


 Description

    Each process has a fixed size 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
    size of this table.

 See also

    close(SSC), dup(SSC), open(SSC), and select(SSC).